Financial Survey: Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) versus Pacific Office Properties Trust (OTCMKTS:PCFO)

Pacific Office Properties Trust (OTCMKTS:PCFO) and Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Pacific Office Properties Trust and Equinix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Office Properties Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equinix	11.32%	7.73%	2.95%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. 24.1% of Pacific Office Properties Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pacific Office Properties Trust and Equinix’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pacific Office Properties Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equinix	$8.19 billion	8.84	$969.18 million	$9.97	76.47

Equinix has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Pacific Office Properties Trust and Equinix, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Office Properties Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Equinix	0	6	8	1	2.67

Equinix has a consensus target price of $872.81, suggesting a potential upside of 14.49%. Given Equinix’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than Pacific Office Properties Trust.

Summary

Equinix beats Pacific Office Properties Trust on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pacific Office Properties Trust

Pacific Office Properties Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which owns and operates office properties. Its portfolio includes Davies Pacific Center, Pacific Business News Building, Pan Am Building, Waterfront Plaza, and City Square. The company was founded on March 19, 2008 and is headquartered in Honolulu, HI.

About Equinix

Equinix (Nasdaq: EQIX) is the world's digital infrastructure company . Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.