Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) vs. Impac Mortgage (NYSE:IMH) Head-To-Head Comparison

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Equity Commonwealth and Impac Mortgage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43 million	2.90	$91.16 million	$0.39	4.05
Impac Mortgage	$8.60 million	0.18	-$39.43 million	($1.71)	-0.02

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

Profitability

This table compares Equity Commonwealth and Impac Mortgage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Equity Commonwealth	82.00%	2.09%	1.96%
Impac Mortgage	N/A	-1,309.14%	-37.12%

Volatility & Risk

Equity Commonwealth has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impac Mortgage has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

96.0% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Impac Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Equity Commonwealth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Impac Mortgage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Impac Mortgage on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Equity Commonwealth

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) is a Chicago based, internally managed and self-advised real estate investment trust (REIT) with commercial office properties in the United States. EQC's portfolio is comprised of four properties totaling 1.5 million square feet.

About Impac Mortgage

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of mortgage and real estate solutions. It operates through the following segments: Mortgage Lending, Real Estate Services, and Long-Term Mortgage Portfolio. The Mortgage Lending segment offers mortgage lending products through lending channels, retail, wholesale, and correspondent, and retains mortgage servicing rights and warehouse lending facilities. The Real Estate Services segment performs servicing and provides loss mitigation services for securitized long-term mortgage portfolio. The Long-Term Mortgage Portfolio segment is composed of residual interests in securitization trusts. The company was founded by Joseph R. Tomkinson in August 1995 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.