Retail Opportunity Investments (ROIC) Competitors

Retail Opportunity Investments (NASDAQ:ROIC) and Two Harbors Investment (NYSE:TWO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, ROIC or TWO?

Retail Opportunity Investments has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Two Harbors Investment has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ROIC or TWO?

97.2% of Retail Opportunity Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Two Harbors Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Retail Opportunity Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Two Harbors Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ROIC or TWO?

Retail Opportunity Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Two Harbors Investment. Two Harbors Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Retail Opportunity Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Retail Opportunity Investments	$327.73M	4.86	$34.53M	$0.30	41.70
Two Harbors Investment	$480.36M	2.79	-$106.37M	$1.78	7.29

Does the media prefer ROIC or TWO?

In the previous week, Two Harbors Investment had 5 more articles in the media than Retail Opportunity Investments. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Two Harbors Investment and 3 mentions for Retail Opportunity Investments. Retail Opportunity Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Two Harbors Investment's score of 1.05 indicating that Retail Opportunity Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Retail Opportunity Investments	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Two Harbors Investment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ROIC or TWO a better dividend stock?

Retail Opportunity Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Two Harbors Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Retail Opportunity Investments pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Two Harbors Investment pays out 101.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Two Harbors Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ROIC or TWO?

Two Harbors Investment received 190 more outperform votes than Retail Opportunity Investments when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.98% of users gave Two Harbors Investment an outperform vote while only 55.16% of users gave Retail Opportunity Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Retail Opportunity Investments	Outperform Votes 326 55.16%	Underperform Votes 265 44.84%
Two Harbors Investment	Outperform Votes 516 67.98%	Underperform Votes 243 32.02%

Is ROIC or TWO more profitable?

Two Harbors Investment has a net margin of 56.90% compared to Retail Opportunity Investments' net margin of 11.21%. Retail Opportunity Investments' return on equity of 2.75% beat Two Harbors Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Retail Opportunity Investments	11.21%	2.75%	1.24%
Two Harbors Investment	56.90%	2.16%	0.25%

Do analysts prefer ROIC or TWO?

Retail Opportunity Investments currently has a consensus target price of $14.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.91%. Two Harbors Investment has a consensus target price of $14.57, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Given Retail Opportunity Investments' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Retail Opportunity Investments is more favorable than Two Harbors Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Retail Opportunity Investments	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Two Harbors Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Retail Opportunity Investments and Two Harbors Investment tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.