Comparing Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) and Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB)

Curbline Properties (NYSE:CURB) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Dividends

Curbline Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Hudson Pacific Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Hudson Pacific Properties pays out -3.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Curbline Properties and Hudson Pacific Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Curbline Properties	0	5	3	0	2.38
Hudson Pacific Properties	2	7	1	0	1.90

Curbline Properties currently has a consensus price target of $25.82, suggesting a potential upside of 10.94%. Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $3.54, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Curbline Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Curbline Properties and Hudson Pacific Properties’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Curbline Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hudson Pacific Properties	-44.01%	-12.64%	-4.46%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Curbline Properties and Hudson Pacific Properties”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Curbline Properties	$120.88 million	20.23	$10.26 million	N/A	N/A
Hudson Pacific Properties	$842.08 million	0.49	-$173.89 million	($2.57)	-1.14

Curbline Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hudson Pacific Properties.

Summary

Curbline Properties beats Hudson Pacific Properties on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Curbline Properties

Curbline Properties Corp. is a real estate investment trust which is an owner and manager of convenience shopping centers positioned on the curbline of well-trafficked intersections and major vehicular corridors in suburban. Curbline Properties Corp. is based in NEW YORK.

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.