Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors $11.63 +0.09 (+0.79%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.80 +0.16 (+1.41%) As of 07:50 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do institutionals and 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FBRT or ARI? Franklin BSP Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $14.88, suggesting a potential upside of 27.89%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $10.31, suggesting a potential downside of 5.17%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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) 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 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 6 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 4 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 1.33 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and 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$210.45M4.55$95.88M$0.9811.87Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.98-$119.64M-$0.14-77.68 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 12.2%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. 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. SummaryFranklin BSP Realty Trust beats Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$949.45M$1.55B$12.50B$21.26BDividend Yield12.31%12.46%5.45%3.52%P/E Ratio11.8714.88230.0629.40Price / Sales4.553.0230.7649.02Price / Cash9.4511.3021.9524.13Price / Book0.750.792.294.54Net Income$95.88M$79.73M$1.01B$999.70M7 Day Performance2.52%1.70%0.11%0.12%1 Month Performance7.55%4.57%3.71%5.75%1 Year Performance-11.35%-7.05%542.65%14.88% Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.5492 of 5 stars$11.63+0.8%$14.88+27.9%-13.3%$949.45M$210.45M11.87N/APositive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.8943 of 5 stars$10.29-1.0%$10.31+0.2%+2.5%$1.44B$303.67M-73.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBRSPBrightSpire Capital1.8256 of 5 stars$5.69-1.5%$6.79+19.5%-0.3%$750.07M$244.77M-25.8450News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.8876 of 5 stars$19.35-0.9%$20.00+3.4%+5.8%$3.35B$1.77B-276.43N/APositive NewsEFCEllington Financial3.4467 of 5 stars$13.86-1.1%$14.29+3.1%+3.8%$1.40B$136.41M11.18170Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust3.9545 of 5 stars$9.47-0.7%$11.95+26.3%-17.5%$625.89M$564.63M-14.34N/APositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.7905 of 5 stars$11.43-0.7%$12.75+11.6%-5.7%$1.47B$506.84M16.3260News CoveragePositive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.0687 of 5 stars$10.06-0.3%$12.07+20.0%-17.3%$1.04B$723.97M11.56350Analyst ForecastNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.0882 of 5 stars$21.07-0.3%$20.72-1.7%+6.7%$13.57B$4.84B20.86160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeRITMRithm Capital4.3077 of 5 stars$12.50-0.5%$14.00+12.0%+5.2%$6.66B$5.21B9.626,045News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑STWDStarwood Property Trust3.7795 of 5 stars$20.16-0.4%$21.70+7.6%-1.5%$7.43B$1.95B18.50290Positive News 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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