Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) Competitors $14.22 +0.07 (+0.49%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock REFI vs. USAR, BRDG, AAMI, SAFE, CSR, UNIT, DEA, SBR, NXRT, and PAXShould you be buying Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance include USA Rare Earth (USAR), Bridge Investment Group (BRDG), Acadian Asset Management (AAMI), Safehold (SAFE), Centerspace (CSR), Uniti Group (UNIT), Easterly Government Properties (DEA), Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), and Patria Investments (PAX). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors USA Rare Earth Bridge Investment Group Acadian Asset Management Safehold Centerspace Uniti Group Easterly Government Properties Sabine Royalty Trust NexPoint Residential Trust Patria Investments Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) and USA Rare Earth (NASDAQ:USAR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in REFI or USAR? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance received 12 more outperform votes than USA Rare Earth when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave USA Rare Earth an outperform vote while only 73.68% of users gave Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChicago Atlantic Real Estate FinanceOutperform Votes1473.68% Underperform Votes526.32% USA Rare EarthOutperform Votes2100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of REFI or USAR? 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 46.6% of USA Rare Earth 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, REFI or USAR? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than USA Rare Earth. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance$54.59M5.46$38.71M$1.887.56USA Rare EarthN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Do analysts prefer REFI or USAR? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.65%. USA Rare Earth has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.23%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than USA Rare Earth.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00USA Rare Earth 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor REFI or USAR? In the previous week, USA Rare Earth had 3 more articles in the media than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for USA Rare Earth and 3 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat USA Rare Earth's score of 0.68 indicating that Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive USA Rare Earth 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, REFI or USAR? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, USA Rare Earth has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is REFI or USAR more profitable? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 64.57% compared to USA Rare Earth's net margin of 0.00%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 13.17% beat USA Rare Earth's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance64.57% 13.17% 10.10% USA Rare Earth N/A N/A N/A SummaryChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats USA Rare Earth on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding REFI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart REFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChicago Atlantic Real Estate FinanceReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$298.15M$7.08B$11.73B$8.62BDividend Yield13.16%6.78%5.66%4.18%P/E Ratio7.1164.4223.0519.96Price / Sales5.468.6326.86157.63Price / Cash7.7417.3217.6034.64Price / Book0.951.702.894.69Net Income$38.71M$177.71M$1.04B$248.14M7 Day Performance-0.49%1.98%1.53%2.39%1 Month Performance-5.26%1.68%1.45%6.05%1 Year Performance-9.89%5.91%540.37%13.60% Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)REFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance4.0199 of 5 stars$14.22+0.5%$20.00+40.6%-9.8%$298.15M$54.59M7.11N/AUSARUSA Rare EarthN/A$13.08+13.2%$15.00+14.7%N/A$1.19BN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBRDGBridge Investment Group1.7959 of 5 stars$9.43+0.2%$10.70+13.5%+34.1%$1.17B$405.94M235.812,250Short Interest ↑AAMIAcadian Asset Management2.2835 of 5 stars$31.26+2.5%$25.67-17.9%N/A$1.12B$519.80M13.96350News CoverageDividend AnnouncementSAFESafehold4.2404 of 5 stars$15.60+1.6%$23.50+50.6%-14.1%$1.12B$370.15M10.54120CSRCenterspace2.9954 of 5 stars$64.94+1.7%$71.56+10.2%-3.4%$1.09B$263.57M-51.13470UNITUniti Group3.0877 of 5 stars$4.27-1.8%$5.95+39.3%+30.2%$1.05B$1.17B10.41750DEAEasterly Government Properties2.1886 of 5 stars$22.93+2.3%$27.69+20.7%-22.1%$1.03B$307.93M127.3950SBRSabine Royalty Trust1.2021 of 5 stars$65.91-1.6%N/A-2.6%$960.90M$81.21M10.162,020Dividend CutShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeNXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.8509 of 5 stars$34.57+2.2%$43.58+26.1%-7.1%$874.10M$255.34M19.753Positive NewsPAXPatria Investments2.2845 of 5 stars$13.47+0.3%$14.00+3.9%+11.0%$816.83M$374.20M26.94390Short Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies USA Rare Earth Competitors Bridge Investment Group Competitors Acadian Asset Management Competitors Safehold Competitors Centerspace Competitors Uniti Group Competitors Easterly Government Properties Competitors Sabine Royalty Trust Competitors NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors Patria Investments Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:REFI) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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