BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors $5.32 +0.01 (+0.09%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.33 +0.01 (+0.26%) As of 06:47 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Do analysts prefer BRSP or ACRE? BrightSpire Capital currently has a consensus target price of $6.79, indicating a potential upside of 27.78%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $4.83, indicating a potential upside of 4.05%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ares 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 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% Does the media favor BRSP or ACRE? In the previous week, BrightSpire Capital and BrightSpire Capital both had 2 articles in the media. BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.48 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 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, BRSP or ACRE? BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.54, meaning that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$244.77M2.82-$131.98M-$0.22-24.16Ares Commercial Real Estate$4.91M52.04-$34.99M-$0.34-13.66 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate 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. 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 12.0%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. 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. SummaryBrightSpire Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 17 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$690.90M$1.54B$12.65B$22.02BDividend Yield11.90%13.05%5.56%3.59%P/E Ratio-24.1629.6921.3733.12Price / Sales2.825.8229.9160.09Price / Cash5.009.1422.2924.22Price / Book0.660.792.264.68Net Income-$131.98M$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance0.85%3.45%1.49%2.22%1 Month Performance-6.59%0.45%-0.26%1.17%1 Year Performance-1.02%-9.41%536.91%13.47% BrightSpire Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.5544 of 5 stars$5.32+0.1%$6.79+27.8%-0.5%$690.90M$244.77M-24.1650Upcoming EarningsACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.829 of 5 stars$4.62+3.0%$4.83+4.7%-28.2%$246.42M$4.91M-13.573,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance3.1175 of 5 stars$10.15+1.7%$10.75+6.0%+17.3%$1.39B$155.27M-72.46N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.3653 of 5 stars$17.90+0.5%$19.63+9.6%-3.6%$3.06B$484.81M-255.76N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.8004 of 5 stars$10.73+0.7%$14.67+36.7%-16.7%$876.23M$210.45M10.95N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.0746 of 5 stars$8.56-0.9%$11.31+32.2%-26.4%$566.78M$564.63M-12.96N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastLADRLadder Capital4.905 of 5 stars$10.82+1.5%$12.00+11.0%+0.6%$1.36B$506.84M15.4560Trending NewsEarnings ReportMFAMFA Financial3.997 of 5 stars$9.17+1.2%$11.75+28.1%-24.9%$930.18M$723.97M10.54350News CoveragePositive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.7167 of 5 stars$21.12+1.6%$21.50+1.8%+7.0%$13.36B$4.84B20.91160News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRITMRithm Capital4.7351 of 5 stars$10.93+0.9%$14.25+30.4%+2.6%$5.74B$2.77B8.406,045Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓STWDStarwood Property Trust4.4048 of 5 stars$18.69+0.7%$21.13+13.1%-6.6%$6.86B$797.72M17.14290Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNext opportunity for crypto millionsThe floodgates have opened. 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