BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors $5.38 +0.01 (+0.09%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.38 0.00 (-0.09%) As of 04:10 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, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, STWD, and TRTXShould 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), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), and TPG RE Finance Trust (TRTX). 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 KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust TPG RE Finance Trust Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) 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, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer ACRE or BRSP? In the previous week, BrightSpire Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BrightSpire Capital and 0 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BrightSpire Capital'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate Neutral BrightSpire Capital Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in ACRE or BRSP? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held 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 ACRE or BRSP 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate-29.57% -5.44% -1.78% BrightSpire Capital -16.92%7.74%2.21% Do analysts rate ACRE or BRSP? Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.37%. BrightSpire Capital has a consensus price target of $6.79, indicating a potential upside of 26.12%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00BrightSpire Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Is ACRE or BRSP a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BrightSpire Capital pays out -290.9% 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 more volatility & risk, ACRE or BRSP? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACRE or BRSP? Ares Commercial Real Estate has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAres Commercial Real Estate$4.91M52.50-$34.99M-$0.34-13.78BrightSpire Capital$244.77M2.86-$131.98M-$0.22-24.48 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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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$700.00M$1.52B$12.62B$21.75BDividend Yield11.83%12.88%5.51%3.56%P/E Ratio-24.4814.42245.9429.81Price / Sales2.865.5530.9865.89Price / Cash5.0311.0522.5124.69Price / Book0.670.792.284.60Net Income-$131.98M$79.73M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-4.44%2.34%0.11%2.00%1 Month Performance-8.03%-0.14%1.41%4.50%1 Year Performance-1.73%-8.33%541.87%14.51% BrightSpire Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.3794 of 5 stars$5.39+0.1%$6.79+26.1%-1.5%$700.00M$244.77M-24.4850Ex-DividendACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.3099 of 5 stars$4.77-0.1%$4.75-0.3%-31.5%$262.37M$4.91M-14.013,200Ex-DividendARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.2867 of 5 stars$10.17-0.7%$10.31+1.4%+15.2%$1.42B$155.27M-72.66N/AEx-DividendBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.5687 of 5 stars$18.76+0.1%$19.50+4.0%+2.2%$3.21B$484.81M-267.93N/AEx-DividendKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.1767 of 5 stars$9.17-1.3%$11.44+24.8%-24.9%$610.13M$564.63M-13.89N/APositive NewsEx-DividendLADRLadder Capital4.6667 of 5 stars$11.28-1.1%$12.00+6.4%-5.2%$1.45B$506.84M16.1160News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeMFAMFA Financial4.4626 of 5 stars$9.54-0.7%$11.75+23.2%-24.5%$985.62M$723.97M10.96350Ex-DividendNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.7406 of 5 stars$20.92-0.6%$20.81-0.5%+5.7%$13.51B$4.84B20.71160Positive NewsEx-DividendRITMRithm Capital4.5401 of 5 stars$11.52-0.9%$14.25+23.7%+2.7%$6.16B$2.77B8.866,045Options VolumeSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.4441 of 5 stars$19.90-0.8%$21.13+6.2%-2.4%$7.36B$797.72M18.25290Ex-DividendAnalyst DowngradeTRTXTPG RE Finance Trust2.8153 of 5 stars$8.54-1.0%$9.50+11.3%+2.2%$677.45M$351.97M13.13N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors Blackstone Mortgage 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 TPG RE Finance 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 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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