Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) versus Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF) Head-To-Head Contrast

Keppel DC REIT (OTCMKTS:KPDCF) and Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE:HPP) are both real estate companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

97.6% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Hudson Pacific Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Keppel DC REIT 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
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hudson Pacific Properties	$831.10 million	0.90	-$561.69 million	($8.85)	-1.56

Keppel DC REIT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hudson Pacific Properties.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keppel DC REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hudson Pacific Properties	-70.04%	-20.76%	-7.73%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Keppel DC REIT and Hudson Pacific Properties, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Keppel DC REIT	0	0	0	0	0.00
Hudson Pacific Properties	3	6	4	0	2.08

Hudson Pacific Properties has a consensus price target of $15.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.43%. Given Hudson Pacific Properties’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hudson Pacific Properties is more favorable than Keppel DC REIT.

Summary

Hudson Pacific Properties beats Keppel DC REIT on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Keppel DC REIT

Keppel DC REIT was listed on the Singapore Exchange on 12 December 2014 as the first pure-play data centre REIT in Asia. Keppel DC REIT’s investment strategy is to principally invest, directly or indirectly, in a diversified portfolio of income-producing real estate assets which are used primarily for data centre purposes, as well as real estate and assets necessary to support the digital economy. Keppel DC REIT’s investments comprise an optimal mix of colocation, fully-fitted and shell and core assets, as well as debt securities issued by NetCo which holds network assets, thereby reinforcing the diversity and resiliency of its portfolio. Keppel DC REIT is managed by Keppel DC REIT Management Pte. Ltd. (the Manager) and is sponsored by Keppel, a global asset manager and operator with strong expertise in sustainability-related solutions spanning the areas of infrastructure, real estate and connectivity.

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.