Hunt Companies Finance Trust (HCFT) Competitors

Hunt Companies Finance Trust (NYSE:HCFT) and Franklin Street Properties (NYSE:FSP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is HCFT or FSP more profitable?

Hunt Companies Finance Trust has a net margin of 21.24% compared to Franklin Street Properties' net margin of -43.90%. Hunt Companies Finance Trust's return on equity of 7.51% beat Franklin Street Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hunt Companies Finance Trust	21.24%	7.51%	1.30%
Franklin Street Properties	-43.90%	-7.79%	-5.30%

Is HCFT or FSP a better dividend stock?

Hunt Companies Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Franklin Street Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Hunt Companies Finance Trust pays out 106.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Franklin Street Properties pays out -6.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in HCFT or FSP?

36.2% of Hunt Companies Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of Franklin Street Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Hunt Companies Finance Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Franklin Street Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, HCFT or FSP?

Hunt Companies Finance Trust has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Street Properties has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, HCFT or FSP?

Hunt Companies Finance Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Franklin Street Properties. Franklin Street Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hunt Companies Finance 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
Hunt Companies Finance Trust	$39.06M	1.39	$6.25M	$0.32	6.81
Franklin Street Properties	$115.99M	1.46	-$52.72M	-$0.64	-2.55

Does the media prefer HCFT or FSP?

In the previous week, Hunt Companies Finance Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Franklin Street Properties'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hunt Companies Finance Trust	Neutral
Franklin Street Properties	Neutral

Summary

Hunt Companies Finance Trust beats Franklin Street Properties on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.