BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors $5.08 +0.02 (+0.32%) As of 09:55 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BRSP vs. ACRE, ARI, BXMT, FBRT, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying BrightSpire Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BrightSpire Capital include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. BrightSpire Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Blackstone Mortgage Trust Franklin BSP Realty Trust KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and earnings. Do analysts rate BRSP or ACRE? BrightSpire Capital presently has a consensus target price of $6.79, suggesting a potential upside of 33.80%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.25%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BrightSpire Capital is more favorable than Ares Commercial Real Estate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BrightSpire Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Does the media refer more to BRSP or ACRE? In the previous week, BrightSpire Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BrightSpire Capital and 4 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.10 indicating that BrightSpire Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BrightSpire Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BRSP or ACRE more profitable? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a net margin of -20.22% compared to BrightSpire Capital's net margin of -44.85%. BrightSpire Capital's return on equity of 8.07% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BrightSpire Capital-44.85% 8.07% 2.31% Ares Commercial Real Estate -20.22%-1.51%-0.46% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BRSP or ACRE? 56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, BRSP or ACRE? Ares Commercial Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightSpire Capital. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSpire Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrightSpire Capital$244.77M2.71-$131.98M-$0.56-9.06Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.80-$34.99M-$0.25-19.26 Which has more risk and volatility, BRSP or ACRE? BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BRSP or ACRE a better dividend stock? BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. BrightSpire Capital pays out -114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryBrightSpire Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BrightSpire Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BRSP 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 BRSP 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 NYSE 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 BRSP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBrightSpire CapitalREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$659.48M$1.43B$12.01B$20.49BDividend Yield12.72%12.79%5.55%3.74%P/E Ratio-9.0316.4220.0027.90Price / Sales2.713.0425.4639.35Price / Cash4.6710.8421.4522.25Price / Book0.630.772.274.59Net Income-$131.98M$79.73M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-3.52%0.52%-0.15%0.11%1 Month Performance-5.39%1.53%2.73%3.55%1 Year Performance-16.10%-7.55%540.03%13.79% BrightSpire Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.9862 of 5 stars$5.08+0.3%$6.79+33.8%-16.3%$659.48M$244.77M-9.0350Analyst ForecastACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.3139 of 5 stars$4.75-3.7%$5.50+15.8%-29.8%$271.18M$69.65M-19.003,200News CoverageARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.3482 of 5 stars$9.66-1.5%$10.13+4.8%-0.3%$1.36B$303.67M-322.00N/ABXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.7779 of 5 stars$19.29-2.2%$20.50+6.3%+8.8%$3.39B$1.77B-41.93N/AFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.4803 of 5 stars$10.70-3.0%$15.30+43.0%-13.1%$906.83M$210.45M15.74N/APositive NewsKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.1033 of 5 stars$8.76-2.8%$11.88+35.6%-1.0%$610.93M$564.63M54.75N/ALADRLadder Capital4.7747 of 5 stars$10.75-1.1%$13.20+22.8%-2.3%$1.39B$506.84M13.1160MFAMFA Financial3.8579 of 5 stars$9.47-1.8%$12.92+36.4%-9.2%$989.57M$723.97M9.66350Analyst UpgradeNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.8288 of 5 stars$18.84-2.9%$21.00+11.5%+3.8%$11.60B$4.84B21.17160RITMRithm Capital4.2643 of 5 stars$11.30-0.9%$13.56+20.0%+9.5%$6.04B$5.21B9.426,045STWDStarwood Property Trust3.4805 of 5 stars$20.08-1.6%$21.83+8.7%+8.8%$6.92B$1.95B21.14290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors Blackstone Mortgage Trust Competitors Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Competitors Ladder Capital Competitors MFA Financial Competitors Annaly Capital Management Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors Starwood Property Trust 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 (NYSE:BRSP) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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