SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC) & Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) Head-To-Head Contrast

SITE Centers (NYSE:SITC) and Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares SITE Centers and Equity Commonwealth’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SITE Centers	164.10%	34.20%	19.41%
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for SITE Centers and Equity Commonwealth, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SITE Centers	0	7	2	0	2.22
Equity Commonwealth	0	0	0	0	0.00

SITE Centers currently has a consensus price target of $39.38, suggesting a potential upside of 152.08%. Given SITE Centers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SITE Centers is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Volatility & Risk

SITE Centers has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SITE Centers and Equity Commonwealth”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SITE Centers	$539.46 million	1.52	$265.70 million	$13.67	1.14
Equity Commonwealth	$60.52 million	35.74	$91.16 million	$0.39	51.67

SITE Centers has higher revenue and earnings than Equity Commonwealth. SITE Centers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equity Commonwealth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

88.7% of SITE Centers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of SITE Centers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SITE Centers beats Equity Commonwealth on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SITE Centers

SITE Centers is an owner and manager of open-air shopping centers located in suburban, high household income communities. The Company is a self-administered and self-managed REIT operating as a fully integrated real estate company, and is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SITC.

About Equity Commonwealth

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.