Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) and Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FBRT or HIW?

Highwoods Properties received 361 more outperform votes than Franklin BSP Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 95.45% of users gave Franklin BSP Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 60.73% of users gave Highwoods Properties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 21 95.45%	Underperform Votes 1 4.55%
Highwoods Properties	Outperform Votes 382 60.73%	Underperform Votes 247 39.27%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FBRT or HIW?

59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Highwoods Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FBRT or HIW?

Highwoods Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin BSP Realty Trust. Franklin BSP Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Highwoods Properties, 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
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$210.45M	4.21	$95.88M	$0.68	15.86
Highwoods Properties	$825.86M	4.15	$102.25M	$1.61	19.75

Is FBRT or HIW more profitable?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 40.66% compared to Highwoods Properties' net margin of 21.53%. Highwoods Properties' return on equity of 7.43% beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	40.66%	7.29%	1.52%
Highwoods Properties	21.53%	7.43%	2.91%

Which has more risk and volatility, FBRT or HIW?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highwoods Properties has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FBRT or HIW?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $15.30, suggesting a potential upside of 41.84%. Highwoods Properties has a consensus target price of $31.83, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than Highwoods Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29
Highwoods Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media refer more to FBRT or HIW?

In the previous week, Franklin BSP Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Highwoods Properties. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Highwoods Properties. Highwoods Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's score of 0.80 indicating that Highwoods Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Highwoods Properties	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is FBRT or HIW a better dividend stock?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Highwoods Properties pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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. Highwoods Properties pays out 124.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Highwoods Properties beats Franklin BSP Realty Trust on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.