Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors $11.00 -0.16 (-1.39%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.80 -0.20 (-1.82%) As of 05:52 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 Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. 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 12.9%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has higher revenue and 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 RatioFranklin BSP Realty Trust$516.24M1.75$95.88M$0.9811.23Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$155.27M9.05-$119.64M-$0.14-72.25 Do insiders & institutionals believe in FBRT or ARI? 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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% Does the media favor FBRT or ARI? In the previous week, Franklin BSP Realty Trust had 6 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and 5 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's score of 0.53 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franklin BSP Realty Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $14.88, indicating a potential upside of 35.17%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 1.95%. 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 Franklin BSP Realty Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more volatility & risk, FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$905.44M$1.51B$12.40B$20.92BDividend Yield13.17%12.94%5.58%3.60%P/E Ratio11.2313.1919.6828.21Price / Sales1.754.3426.1388.79Price / Cash8.9910.8521.5623.45Price / Book0.730.812.255.36Net Income$95.88M$79.73M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance1.29%1.53%2.04%2.11%1 Month Performance0.64%-0.65%1.35%0.99%1 Year Performance-11.82%-7.97%544.49%15.24% Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.1341 of 5 stars$11.01-1.4%$14.88+35.2%-10.2%$905.44M$516.24M11.23N/AARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.026 of 5 stars$9.92-1.0%$10.31+4.0%+0.9%$1.39B$303.67M-70.82N/AShort Interest ↑BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.149 of 5 stars$5.35+0.3%$6.79+27.1%+2.0%$692.87M$244.77M-24.3050BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.3388 of 5 stars$18.63-1.4%$20.00+7.4%+11.7%$3.24B$1.77B-266.07N/ANews CoverageEFCEllington Financial2.473 of 5 stars$13.15+1.3%$14.30+8.8%+7.4%$1.23B$136.41M10.60170News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.3293 of 5 stars$9.04-2.2%$11.95+32.3%-13.7%$606.85M$564.63M-13.69N/APositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.9602 of 5 stars$11.03-0.7%$12.75+15.6%-2.4%$1.41B$506.84M15.7560Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial4.0031 of 5 stars$9.24-0.8%$12.07+30.7%-15.9%$955.85M$723.97M10.61350Analyst ForecastNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4616 of 5 stars$20.42-0.9%$20.72+1.5%+5.2%$13.23B$4.84B20.21160Positive NewsOptions VolumeRITMRithm Capital4.5001 of 5 stars$12.26-0.1%$14.00+14.2%+11.1%$6.51B$5.21B9.436,045Positive NewsShort Interest ↓STWDStarwood Property Trust3.5676 of 5 stars$19.73-0.7%$21.70+10.0%+3.2%$7.30B$1.95B18.10290Positive NewsEarnings Report 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 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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