Mackenzie Realty Capital (NASDAQ:MKZR – Get Free Report) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mackenzie Realty Capital and Hudson Pacific Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mackenzie Realty Capital | $20.01 million | 0.15 | -$17.54 million | ($9.53) | -0.12 |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | $831.10 million | 0.69 | -$561.69 million | ($8.85) | -1.19 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Mackenzie Realty Capital and Hudson Pacific Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Mackenzie Realty Capital | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 |
Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $15.27, suggesting a potential upside of 45.18%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Mackenzie Realty Capital.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.0% of Mackenzie Realty Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are owned by company 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.
Profitability
This table compares Mackenzie Realty Capital and Hudson Pacific Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mackenzie Realty Capital | -82.40% | -19.33% | -6.91% |
| Hudson Pacific Properties | -70.04% | -20.76% | -7.73% |
Risk and Volatility
Mackenzie Realty Capital has a beta of -0.45, meaning that its share price is 145% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hudson Pacific Properties has a beta of 1.96, meaning that its share price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Hudson Pacific Properties beats Mackenzie Realty Capital on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.
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