FRGE vs. FBRT, ORC, PAX, NXRT, AC, TINV, GETY, PLYM, NOAH, and AACT
Should you be buying Forge Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Forge Global include Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Patria Investments (PAX), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), Associated Capital Group (AC), Tiga Acquisition (TINV), Getty Images (GETY), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Noah (NOAH), and Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Forge Global vs. Its Competitors
Forge Global (NYSE:FRGE) and Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.
40.7% of Forge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Forge Global shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned 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.
Forge Global presently has a consensus price target of $38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 131.10%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $15.30, suggesting a potential upside of 42.06%. Given Forge Global's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Forge Global is more favorable than Franklin BSP Realty Trust.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Forge Global. Forge Global 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.
In the previous week, Franklin BSP Realty Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Forge Global. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and 1 mentions for Forge Global. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Forge Global's score of 0.56 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 40.66% compared to Forge Global's net margin of -74.82%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity of 7.29% beat Forge Global's return on equity.
Forge Global has a beta of 2.29, meaning that its share price is 129% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats Forge Global on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:FRGE) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
