Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors $11.18 -0.01 (-0.12%) As of 10:25 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, CIM, 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), Chimera Investment (CIM), 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 Chimera Investment KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts rate FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.22%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $10.31, suggesting a potential downside of 0.79%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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 Franklin BSP Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor FBRT or ARI? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin BSP Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 2 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.70 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin BSP Realty Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in FBRT or ARI? 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is FBRT or ARI a better dividend stock? Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays out 144.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is FBRT or ARI more profitable? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 53.36% compared to Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's net margin of -1.49%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.42% beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin BSP Realty Trust53.36% 7.26% 1.54% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance -1.49%8.42%1.74% Which has better valuation & earnings, FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioFranklin BSP Realty Trust$210.45M4.37$95.88M$0.9811.41Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.76-$119.64M-$0.14-74.25 SummaryFranklin BSP Realty Trust beats Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 12 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. 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. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$920.80M$1.51B$12.60B$21.36BDividend Yield12.70%12.96%5.44%3.52%P/E Ratio11.4214.30239.1229.10Price / Sales4.373.7731.6379.58Price / Cash9.1511.1722.7724.47Price / Book0.730.762.284.51Net Income$95.88M$79.73M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.44%-2.38%-0.69%-1.28%1 Month Performance-0.91%-1.11%1.64%2.07%1 Year Performance-15.20%-12.79%540.11%13.66% Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.7664 of 5 stars$11.18-0.1%$14.67+31.2%-16.9%$920.80M$210.45M11.42N/AARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.2537 of 5 stars$10.77-0.6%$10.31-4.2%+8.1%$1.51B$303.67M-76.93N/ABRSPBrightSpire Capital2.5266 of 5 stars$5.81-1.2%$6.79+16.9%-3.7%$764.36M$244.77M-26.4150BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.8913 of 5 stars$19.520.0%$20.00+2.5%-6.3%$3.35B$1.77B-278.79N/ACIMChimera Investment4.1546 of 5 stars$14.21+0.2%$15.50+9.1%-16.5%$1.15B$760.95M11.2740Dividend AnnouncementKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust3.9018 of 5 stars$9.49-1.0%$11.95+25.9%-25.6%$629.83M$564.63M-14.38N/APositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.6743 of 5 stars$11.48-1.2%$12.00+4.5%-6.1%$1.48B$242.42M16.4060Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.8715 of 5 stars$10.12+0.0%$12.14+20.0%-25.6%$1.04B$254.80M11.63350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.423 of 5 stars$22.06+0.3%$21.06-4.6%+1.1%$14.13B$945.06M21.84160Positive NewsOptions VolumeRITMRithm Capital4.6124 of 5 stars$12.38flat$14.25+15.1%-1.1%$6.57B$5.21B9.526,045STWDStarwood Property Trust4.0092 of 5 stars$20.34-0.8%$21.70+6.7%-4.5%$7.52B$1.95B18.66290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors BrightSpire Capital Competitors Blackstone Mortgage Trust Competitors Chimera Investment 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 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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