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Our sell rating on Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. in August has proven accurate due to significant issues plaguing this office properties REIT. Occupancy is below 80%, FFO has declined drastically, and debt to EBITDA has continued moving up. We look at the Q3-2024 numbers and tell you why the trend is still your friend.

Hudson Pacific Properties suspended its common shareholder dividend due to rising vacancy rates and weak demand for studio space post-2023 Hollywood strikes. HPP's Q3 2024 revenue dropped 13.4% year-over-year, missing estimates by $12.7 million, while FFO fell to $0.11 per share. The Company faces significant debt maturities, with $600 million due in 2025 and $976 million in 2026, amid a challenging San Francisco office market.

U.S. equity markets posted their worst week in two months as benchmark interest rates jumped to four-month highs after a critical slate of inflation data showed modestly firming price pressures. Fueling bets that the Federal Reserve may have to slow the pace of policy easing, the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index each posted fractional upside surprises in October. After surging nearly 5% last week en route to fresh record highs, the S&P 500 dipped 2.1% on the week, with healthcare and technology stocks under particularly sharp pressure.

Hudson Pacific Properties has faced significant challenges, particularly in its office and studio segments, but its current valuation presents an attractive risk-reward proposition for patient investors. The company's portfolio of Class A office properties, primarily in Coastal markets, is showing signs of recovery with increasing leasing activity and stable rent economics. The studio business, despite current underperformance, has potential for substantial NOI growth, especially with the proposed expansion of California's film tax credit program.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HPP), a unique provider of end-to-end real estate solutions for tech and media tenants, today announced it will release third quarter financial results after market close on Tuesday, November 12, 2024. The company will hold a conference call to discuss the results at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET the same day. The conference call will be available via live audio webcast on the Investors section of the company's website at Hudson.