Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors $10.49 -0.18 (-1.72%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.64 +0.15 (+1.42%) As of 07:18 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 FBRT vs. ARI, BRSP, BXMT, EFC, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Franklin BSP Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin BSP Realty Trust include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Ellington Financial (EFC), 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. Franklin BSP Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, ARI or FBRT? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ARI or FBRT a better dividend stock? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays out 208.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Is ARI or FBRT more profitable? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 40.66% compared to Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's net margin of 3.77%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.89% beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance3.77% 8.89% 1.90% Franklin BSP Realty Trust 40.66%7.29%1.52% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARI or FBRT? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin BSP Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.50-$119.64M-$0.03-327.50Franklin BSP Realty Trust$210.45M4.10$95.88M$0.6815.42 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARI or FBRT? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate ARI or FBRT? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.96%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $15.13, indicating a potential upside of 44.24%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Franklin BSP Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media favor ARI or FBRT? In the previous week, Franklin BSP Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Franklin BSP Realty Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFranklin BSP Realty Trust beats Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Franklin BSP Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FBRT 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 FBRT 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 FBRT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin BSP Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$877.23M$1.47B$12.32B$21.15BDividend Yield13.31%12.69%5.53%3.58%P/E Ratio15.4215.2319.0627.76Price / Sales4.103.2726.0358.69Price / Cash8.7311.0421.8423.00Price / Book0.680.782.274.67Net Income$95.88M$79.73M$998.01M$993.85M7 Day Performance-2.16%0.98%0.79%1.16%1 Month Performance-3.68%1.95%3.81%4.99%1 Year Performance-22.95%-10.94%541.45%12.54% Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.7006 of 5 stars$10.49-1.7%$15.13+44.2%-23.9%$877.23M$210.45M15.42N/AUpcoming EarningsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.5038 of 5 stars$9.70-0.2%$10.31+6.3%-11.1%$1.35B$303.67M-323.27N/AUpcoming EarningsBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.2886 of 5 stars$4.94+0.3%$6.79+37.6%-24.5%$641.87M$244.77M-8.8150Upcoming EarningsBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.8768 of 5 stars$19.23-0.1%$20.10+4.6%-0.1%$3.30B$1.77B-41.79N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsEFCEllington Financial2.2964 of 5 stars$13.16+0.2%$14.30+8.7%+1.5%$1.24B$136.41M9.33170KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.5878 of 5 stars$8.89+0.1%$11.95+34.5%-21.7%$602.12M$564.63M55.53N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportLADRLadder Capital4.8915 of 5 stars$10.93-0.7%$13.06+19.6%-9.3%$1.41B$506.84M13.3260News CoverageEarnings ReportMFAMFA Financial4.248 of 5 stars$9.27+0.7%$12.07+30.3%-17.6%$944.41M$723.97M9.45350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.661 of 5 stars$19.95+0.4%$20.90+4.8%+0.5%$11.87B$4.84B7.15160Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRITMRithm Capital4.1253 of 5 stars$11.99+0.4%$13.69+14.2%+5.8%$6.33B$5.21B9.996,045Upcoming EarningsSTWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST3.4313 of 5 stars$19.74+0.5%$21.70+10.0%-2.7%$6.71B$1.95B20.77290Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors BrightSpire Capital Competitors Blackstone Mortgage Trust Competitors Ellington Financial 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:FBRT) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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