FRGE vs. BRSP, FSNB, ANNA, SITC, CTO, TRTX, KREF, CEP, GAMI, and FPI
Should you be buying Forge Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forge Global include BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (FSNB), AleAnna Inc - Class A (ANNA), SITE Centers (SITC), CTO Realty Growth (CTO), TPG RE Finance Trust (TRTX), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares (CEP), GAMCO Investors (GAMI), and Farmland Partners (FPI). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Forge Global vs. Its Competitors
Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE) and BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
In the previous week, BrightSpire Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Forge Global. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BrightSpire Capital and 0 mentions for Forge Global. BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Forge Global's score of 0.00 indicating that BrightSpire Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BrightSpire Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Forge Global. BrightSpire Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Forge Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BrightSpire Capital has a net margin of -79.23% compared to Forge Global's net margin of -95.85%. BrightSpire Capital's return on equity of 8.82% beat Forge Global's return on equity.
40.7% of Forge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Forge Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Forge Global has a beta of 2.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
BrightSpire Capital received 9 more outperform votes than Forge Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.78% of users gave BrightSpire Capital an outperform vote while only 52.63% of users gave Forge Global an outperform vote.
Forge Global currently has a consensus target price of $38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 141.71%. BrightSpire Capital has a consensus target price of $7.15, suggesting a potential upside of 36.45%. Given Forge Global's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Forge Global is more favorable than BrightSpire Capital.
Summary
BrightSpire Capital beats Forge Global on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:FRGE) was last updated on 6/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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