Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP – Get Free Report) and Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.0% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Hudson Pacific Properties and Mackenzie Realty Capital”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | $812.79 million | 0.73 | -$561.69 million | ($8.85) | -1.23 |
| Mackenzie Realty Capital | $20.01 million | 0.15 | -$17.54 million | ($9.53) | -0.12 |
Mackenzie Realty Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hudson Pacific Properties. Hudson Pacific Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mackenzie Realty Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Hudson Pacific Properties and Mackenzie Realty Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | -70.04% | -20.76% | -7.73% |
| Mackenzie Realty Capital | -82.40% | -19.33% | -6.91% |
Risk & Volatility
Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mackenzie Realty Capital has a beta of -0.45, meaning that its stock price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Hudson Pacific Properties and Mackenzie Realty Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mackenzie Realty Capital | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Hudson Pacific Properties presently has a consensus price target of $15.27, suggesting a potential upside of 40.05%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Mackenzie Realty Capital.
Summary
Hudson Pacific Properties beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hudson Pacific Properties
Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP) is a real estate investment trust serving dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries. Hudson Pacific's unique and high-barrier tech and media focus leverages a full-service, end-to-end value creation platform forged through deep strategic relationships and niche expertise across identifying, acquiring, transforming and developing properties into world-class amenitized, collaborative and sustainable office and studio space.
About Mackenzie Realty Capital
MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is a REIT which focused on investing in multifamily housing and office real estate properties located principally in the United States. MacKenzie Realty Capital Inc. is based in ORINDA, Calif.
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