BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors

Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACRE or BRSP?

41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ACRE or BRSP?

In the previous week, BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.00 indicating that BrightSpire Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ares Commercial Real Estate	Neutral
BrightSpire Capital	Very Positive

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 13.7%. BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. 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 risk & volatility, ACRE or BRSP?

Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ACRE or BRSP?

Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus price target of $5.31, indicating a potential upside of 21.71%. BrightSpire Capital has a consensus price target of $6.79, indicating a potential upside of 23.37%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
BrightSpire Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

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%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Commercial Real Estate	$69.65M	3.45	-$34.99M	-$0.34	-12.84
BrightSpire Capital	$244.77M	2.92	-$131.98M	-$0.22	-25.02

Summary

BrightSpire Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.