This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. HFF (HF) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HF vs. BXMT, AVAL, MPW, EBC, HTGC, BNL, BUR, FBP, HIW, and TCBIShould you be buying HFF stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HFF include Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Broadstone Net Lease (BNL), Burford Capital (BUR), First BanCorp. (FBP), Highwoods Properties (HIW), and Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. HFF vs. Blackstone Mortgage Trust Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Medical Properties Trust Eastern Bankshares Hercules Capital Broadstone Net Lease Burford Capital First BanCorp. Highwoods Properties Texas Capital Bancshares HFF (NYSE:HF) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HF or BXMT? HFF has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Blackstone Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HFF, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHFF$662.04M1.21$115.99M$2.886.99Blackstone Mortgage Trust$493.18M6.66-$204.09M-$0.46-41.61 Is HF or BXMT more profitable? HFF has a net margin of 18.38% compared to Blackstone Mortgage Trust's net margin of -11.54%. HFF's return on equity of 41.56% beat Blackstone Mortgage Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HFF18.38% 41.56% 12.58% Blackstone Mortgage Trust -11.54%8.62%1.57% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of HF or BXMT? 85.8% of HFF shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 4.9% of HFF shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer HF or BXMT? Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.80%. Given Blackstone Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blackstone Mortgage Trust is more favorable than HFF.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score HFF 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Blackstone Mortgage Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HF or BXMT? Blackstone Mortgage Trust received 156 more outperform votes than HFF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.45% of users gave HFF an outperform vote while only 63.78% of users gave Blackstone Mortgage Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHFFOutperform Votes28665.45% Underperform Votes15134.55% Blackstone Mortgage TrustOutperform Votes44263.78% Underperform Votes25136.22% Does the media refer more to HF or BXMT? In the previous week, Blackstone Mortgage Trust had 15 more articles in the media than HFF. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Blackstone Mortgage Trust and 1 mentions for HFF. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat HFF's score of 0.00 indicating that Blackstone Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment HFF 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Blackstone Mortgage Trust 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, HF or BXMT? HFF has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHFF beats Blackstone Mortgage Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HFF News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart HF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHFFReal Property Lessors IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$801.77M$4.21M$11.28B$19.20BDividend Yield2.40%N/A5.58%4.01%P/E Ratio6.99N/A22.2733.50Price / Sales1.210.1626.5829.18Price / Cash12.752.6317.6017.52Price / Book2.25N/A2.644.55Net Income$115.99M-$1.18M$1.03B$1.02B HFF Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HFHFF1.0237 of 5 stars$20.130.0%N/AN/A$801.77M$662.04M6.991,074News CoverageBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.9 of 5 stars$18.20-0.8%$20.25+11.3%+6.4%$3.15B$493.18M-15.56N/AAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.1443 of 5 stars$2.71+2.3%N/A+15.3%$3.15B$16.02T15.9470,200Dividend CutGap UpMPWMedical Properties Trust2.8216 of 5 stars$5.22-4.2%$5.75+10.2%+7.6%$3.14B$995.55M-1.24120Earnings ReportOptions VolumeNews CoverageEBCEastern Bankshares4.7371 of 5 stars$14.61-0.8%$20.25+38.6%+12.9%$3.12B$731.51M21.812,150Dividend IncreasePositive NewsHTGCHercules Capital2.9471 of 5 stars$17.15-2.2%$20.25+18.1%-9.2%$3.01B$353.75M10.65100Earnings ReportDividend CutNews CoverageBNLBroadstone Net Lease3.1413 of 5 stars$15.94-0.9%$18.83+18.2%+6.2%$3.01B$431.80M18.3270Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBURBurford Capital4.1447 of 5 stars$13.59-1.9%$19.50+43.5%-11.7%$2.98B$341.23M11.72140Positive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.3.9259 of 5 stars$18.05-1.1%$22.40+24.1%+12.4%$2.98B$905.08M9.973,130Positive NewsHIWHighwoods Properties4.0546 of 5 stars$27.13-1.6%$32.50+19.8%+8.9%$2.97B$825.86M28.56340Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsTCBITexas Capital Bancshares3.2773 of 5 stars$64.21-2.8%$76.64+19.4%+16.5%$2.96B$956.50M50.162,200Insider TradeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BXMT Competitors AVAL Competitors MPW Competitors EBC Competitors HTGC Competitors BNL Competitors BUR Competitors FBP Competitors HIW Competitors TCBI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:HF) was last updated on 5/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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