BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors

OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) and BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Does the media prefer OUT or BRSP?

In the previous week, OUTFRONT Media had 11 more articles in the media than BrightSpire Capital. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for OUTFRONT Media and 6 mentions for BrightSpire Capital. BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat OUTFRONT Media's score of 0.26 indicating that BrightSpire Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OUTFRONT Media	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BrightSpire Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend OUT or BRSP?

OUTFRONT Media presently has a consensus price target of $18.08, indicating a potential upside of 14.90%. BrightSpire Capital has a consensus price target of $7.15, indicating a potential upside of 40.33%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BrightSpire Capital is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
BrightSpire Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OUT or BRSP?

OUTFRONT Media received 272 more outperform votes than BrightSpire Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.51% of users gave OUTFRONT Media an outperform vote while only 52.78% of users gave BrightSpire Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OUTFRONT Media	Outperform Votes 291 57.51%	Underperform Votes 215 42.49%
BrightSpire Capital	Outperform Votes 19 52.78%	Underperform Votes 17 47.22%

Which has better valuation & earnings, OUT or BRSP?

BrightSpire Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OUTFRONT Media. BrightSpire Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OUTFRONT Media, 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
OUTFRONT Media	$1.81B	1.45	-$430.40M	$1.52	10.35
BrightSpire Capital	$329.49M	2.02	-$15.55M	-$0.56	-9.10

Is OUT or BRSP more profitable?

OUTFRONT Media has a net margin of 13.30% compared to BrightSpire Capital's net margin of -79.23%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 40.33% beat BrightSpire Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OUTFRONT Media	13.30%	40.33%	4.54%
BrightSpire Capital	-79.23%	8.82%	2.55%

Which has more volatility & risk, OUT or BRSP?

OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.84, indicating that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OUT or BRSP?

56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OUT or BRSP a better dividend stock?

OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. OUTFRONT Media pays out 78.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BrightSpire Capital pays out -114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BrightSpire Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

OUTFRONT Media and BrightSpire Capital tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.