BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors $5.90 +0.03 (+0.43%) Closing price 09/10/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.90 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/10/2025 05:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer BRSP or ACRE? In the previous week, BrightSpire Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BrightSpire Capital and 1 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 1.73 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRSP or ACRE? 56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BRSP or ACRE more profitable? BrightSpire Capital has a net margin of -16.92% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. BrightSpire Capital's return on equity of 7.74% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BrightSpire Capital-16.92% 7.74% 2.21% Ares Commercial Real Estate -29.57%-5.44%-1.78% Which has more volatility & risk, BRSP or ACRE? BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BRSP or ACRE? BrightSpire Capital currently has a consensus target price of $6.79, suggesting a potential upside of 15.02%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $5.31, suggesting a potential upside of 9.40%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 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 10.8%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. BrightSpire Capital pays out -290.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BRSP or ACRE? Ares Commercial Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightSpire Capital. BrightSpire Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Commercial Real Estate, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBrightSpire Capital$244.77M3.14-$131.98M-$0.22-26.84Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.84-$34.99M-$0.34-14.28 SummaryBrightSpire Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 14 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. 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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$764.36M$1.59B$12.57B$21.34BDividend Yield10.88%12.31%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio-26.8414.80232.5629.41Price / Sales3.143.0230.7849.78Price / Cash5.4611.4122.1224.46Price / Book0.730.792.294.54Net Income-$131.98M$79.73M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance0.17%-0.25%0.71%0.16%1 Month Performance10.48%5.97%4.01%5.45%1 Year Performance4.05%-7.61%543.53%15.82% BrightSpire Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSPBrightSpire Capital1.9702 of 5 stars$5.91+0.4%$6.79+15.0%+3.8%$764.36M$244.77M-26.8450News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑ACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.9723 of 5 stars$4.94-3.8%$5.31+7.6%-31.2%$282.18M$4.91M-14.513,200Positive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6724 of 5 stars$10.99+0.0%$10.31-6.1%+7.7%$1.53B$303.67M-78.46N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0077 of 5 stars$19.92-0.8%$20.00+0.4%+8.0%$3.45B$484.81M-284.50N/APositive NewsFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.3444 of 5 stars$11.66-0.1%$14.88+27.6%-10.5%$960.15M$210.45M11.89N/APositive NewsKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust3.9276 of 5 stars$9.82-0.6%$11.95+21.8%-18.6%$648.22M$564.63M-14.87N/APositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.7526 of 5 stars$11.75-0.6%$12.00+2.2%-2.0%$1.51B$506.84M16.7860News CoveragePositive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.7075 of 5 stars$10.34-0.6%$12.14+17.5%-18.2%$1.07B$723.97M11.88350News CoveragePositive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4364 of 5 stars$22.16+0.3%$20.83-6.0%+8.9%$14.18B$4.84B21.94160News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementRITMRithm Capital4.0259 of 5 stars$12.49-1.1%$14.25+14.1%+8.0%$6.69B$2.74B9.606,045Positive NewsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.935 of 5 stars$20.50-0.5%$21.70+5.9%+5.0%$7.56B$797.72M18.80290News CoveragePositive 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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