NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF) Competitors $13.58 -0.26 (-1.88%) As of 03:44 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NREF vs. CSR, PAX, PLYM, FBRT, UNIT, PBT, GETY, NXRT, NOAH, and BRSPShould you be buying NexPoint Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexPoint Real Estate Finance include Centerspace (CSR), Patria Investments (PAX), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), Uniti Group (UNIT), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT), Getty Images (GETY), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), Noah (NOAH), and BrightSpire Capital (BRSP). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. NexPoint Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors Centerspace Patria Investments Plymouth Industrial REIT Franklin BSP Realty Trust Uniti Group Permian Basin Royalty Trust Getty Images NexPoint Residential Trust Noah BrightSpire Capital NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer NREF or CSR? In the previous week, Centerspace had 1 more articles in the media than NexPoint Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Centerspace and 3 mentions for NexPoint Real Estate Finance. NexPoint Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Centerspace's score of 0.53 indicating that NexPoint Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NexPoint Real Estate Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Centerspace 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NREF or CSR a better dividend stock? NexPoint Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance pays out 83.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centerspace pays out -171.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centerspace has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, NREF or CSR? NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, NREF or CSR? NexPoint Real Estate Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Centerspace. Centerspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NexPoint Real Estate Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNexPoint Real Estate Finance$72.51M3.32$29.19M$2.415.63Centerspace$260.98M3.79-$10.69M-$1.80-32.79 Do analysts recommend NREF or CSR? NexPoint Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus price target of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.62%. Centerspace has a consensus price target of $68.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.22%. Given Centerspace's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Centerspace is more favorable than NexPoint Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NexPoint Real Estate Finance 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Centerspace 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Is NREF or CSR more profitable? NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 81.96% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -9.13%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 21.49% beat Centerspace's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NexPoint Real Estate Finance81.96% 21.49% 1.34% Centerspace -9.13%-2.81%-1.27% Do institutionals and insiders believe in NREF or CSR? 67.8% of NexPoint Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are held by institutional investors. 55.7% of NexPoint Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centerspace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryNexPoint Real Estate Finance and Centerspace tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get NexPoint Real Estate Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NREF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 NREF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNexPoint Real Estate FinanceREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$240.64M$1.51B$12.53B$21.83BDividend Yield14.45%13.06%5.54%3.61%P/E Ratio5.6313.0230.1929.55Price / Sales3.325.4630.0162.68Price / Cash3.399.0122.5724.43Price / Book0.700.762.284.60Net Income$29.19M$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.56%-1.28%-0.10%-0.57%1 Month Performance-11.14%-5.07%-0.10%2.16%1 Year Performance-11.70%-11.13%539.26%14.20% NexPoint Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NREFNexPoint Real Estate Finance3.8234 of 5 stars$13.58-1.9%$14.75+8.6%-10.5%$240.64M$72.51M5.631Analyst ForecastCSRCenterspace3.1679 of 5 stars$57.62-1.8%$68.75+19.3%-15.8%$983.62M$260.98M-32.01470News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPAXPatria Investments2.2912 of 5 stars$14.77+1.5%$14.00-5.2%+28.5%$982.53M$397.50M29.54390News CoveragePLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT3.1242 of 5 stars$22.20+1.1%$21.33-3.9%+1.2%$978.85M$198.35M7.7140News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.184 of 5 stars$11.21-0.6%$14.67+30.9%-14.6%$927.24M$210.45M11.43N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastUNITUniti Group2.0208 of 5 stars$6.04-2.4%$6.70+10.9%+12.5%$916.02M$1.17B21.95750Analyst ForecastPBTPermian Basin Royalty Trust2.0055 of 5 stars$18.02-2.7%N/A+47.9%$862.73M$18.41M50.04N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGETYGetty Images2.7883 of 5 stars$1.98-1.7%$4.03+103.8%-36.5%$833.77M$939.29M-7.051,700Analyst ForecastNXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.349 of 5 stars$31.66-1.1%$40.88+29.1%-24.8%$811.92M$259.70M-16.153Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑NOAHNoah4.1528 of 5 stars$11.48+2.0%$12.00+4.6%-10.4%$744.51M$356.33M10.251,990Positive NewsDividend CutAnalyst UpgradeBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.4282 of 5 stars$5.57-1.3%$6.79+22.0%-4.3%$733.17M$244.77M-25.3050 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Centerspace Competitors Patria Investments Competitors Plymouth Industrial REIT Competitors Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors Uniti Group Competitors Permian Basin Royalty Trust Competitors Getty Images Competitors NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors Noah Competitors BrightSpire Capital 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:NREF) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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