The stock price of Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) has dropped by -2.45 compared to previous close of 1.63. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.45% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-01 that CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) (the “Company”) announced today that its Board of Trustees has authorized the Company’s final cash liquidating distribution of $1.60 per common share (the “Final Cash Liquidating Distribution”) which will be paid on April 22, 2025 to shareholders of record on April 11, 2025. This brings the aggregate cash liquidating distributions to $20.60 per common share, inclusive of the $19.00 per share paid in December. The Company also intends to.
Is It Worth Investing in Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) Right Now?
Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 4.13x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.20. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for EQC is 101.40M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.62% of that float. On April 03, 2025, the average trading volume of EQC was 888.78K shares.
EQC’s Market Performance
EQC stock saw a decrease of -2.45% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.62% and a quarterly a decrease of -10.17%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.44%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.40% for Equity Commonwealth (EQC). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.03% for EQC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 7.13% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of EQC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for EQC stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for EQC by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for EQC in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $28 based on the research report published on October 04, 2021 of the previous year 2021.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see EQC reach a price target of $29, previously predicting the price at $32. The rating they have provided for EQC stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on May 07th, 2021.
EQC Trading at -4.48% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought EQC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.40%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.44%, as shares sank -1.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -5.36% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, EQC fell by -2.45%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -91.67% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.6065. In addition, Equity Commonwealth saw -10.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for EQC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Equity Commonwealth stands at 0.85. The total capital return value is set at 0.03. Equity return is now at value 2.10, with 2.06 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 36.56 million with net debt to EBITDA at 123.85. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.18. The receivables turnover for the company is 95.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.2.
Conclusion
To sum up, Equity Commonwealth (EQC) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
