Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC – Get Rating) and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CROMF – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

93.4% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Equity Commonwealth shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Equity Commonwealth and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Equity Commonwealth and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust has a consensus price target of $18.33, indicating a potential upside of 59.14%. Given Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Profitability

This table compares Equity Commonwealth and Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Equity Commonwealth

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Equity Commonwealth operates as an internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust. It engages in the ownership and operation of office properties. The company was founded by Barry M. Portnoy on October 9, 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

About Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust

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Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust operates as an open-ended real estate investment trust. It invests in retail stores, offices, and commercial mixed-use buildings. It also acquires grocery and drug store anchored retail properties. The company was founded on January 1, 2006 and is headquartered in New Glasgow, Canada.

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