Financial Comparison: Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) & Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC)

Equity Commonwealth (NYSE:EQC) and Sila Realty Trust (NYSE:SILA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Equity Commonwealth and Sila Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Equity Commonwealth	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sila Realty Trust	0	0	3	0	3.00

Sila Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $28.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.77%. Given Sila Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sila Realty Trust is more favorable than Equity Commonwealth.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Equity Commonwealth and Sila Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Equity Commonwealth	$58.43 million	2.97	$91.16 million	$0.39	4.14
Sila Realty Trust	$186.86 million	7.48	$24.04 million	N/A	N/A

Equity Commonwealth has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sila Realty Trust.

Profitability

This table compares Equity Commonwealth and Sila Realty Trust’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%
Sila Realty Trust	12.11%	1.54%	1.09%

Summary

Equity Commonwealth beats Sila Realty Trust on 6 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 Sila Realty Trust

Sila Realty Trust, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Florida, is a net lease real estate investment trust with a strategic focus on investing in the large, growing, and resilient healthcare sector. The Company invests in high quality healthcare facilities along the continuum of care, which, we believe, generate predictable, durable, and growing income streams. Our portfolio comprises high quality tenants in geographically diverse facilities, which are positioned to capitalize on the dynamic delivery of healthcare to patients. As of June 30, 2024, the Company owned 137 real estate properties and two undeveloped land parcels located in 64 markets across the U.S.