Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors

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

Is RYN or FBRT more profitable?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 45.56% compared to Rayonier's net margin of 28.44%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity of 8.17% beat Rayonier's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rayonier	28.44%	3.86%	1.99%
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	45.56%	8.17%	1.70%

Which has more risk and volatility, RYN or FBRT?

Rayonier has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, RYN or FBRT?

Rayonier has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin BSP Realty Trust. Rayonier 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rayonier	$1.23B	2.96	$359.10M	$2.33	10.03
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$534.36M	1.69	$95.88M	$0.68	16.13

Is RYN or FBRT a better dividend stock?

Rayonier pays an annual dividend of $1.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Rayonier pays out 46.8% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RYN or FBRT?

Rayonier received 283 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 54.09% of users gave Rayonier an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rayonier	Outperform Votes 304 54.09%	Underperform Votes 258 45.91%
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 21 95.45%	Underperform Votes 1 4.55%

Do analysts rate RYN or FBRT?

Rayonier presently has a consensus price target of $27.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.63%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $15.30, indicating a potential upside of 39.53%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than Rayonier.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rayonier	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RYN or FBRT?

89.1% of Rayonier shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Rayonier shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RYN or FBRT?

In the previous week, Rayonier had 7 more articles in the media than Franklin BSP Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Rayonier and 3 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Rayonier's score of 1.20 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
Rayonier	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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)	Very Positive

Summary

Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats Rayonier on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.