NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF) Competitors $13.65 -0.34 (-2.43%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.76 +0.12 (+0.84%) As of 06:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NREF vs. DEA, SBR, ORC, NXRT, PAX, NOAH, AC, TINV, PLYM, and AACTShould you be buying NexPoint Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NexPoint Real Estate Finance include Easterly Government Properties (DEA), Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), Patria Investments (PAX), Noah (NOAH), Associated Capital Group (AC), Tiga Acquisition (TINV), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), and Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. NexPoint Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors Easterly Government Properties Sabine Royalty Trust Orchid Island Capital NexPoint Residential Trust Patria Investments Noah Associated Capital Group Tiga Acquisition Plymouth Industrial REIT Ares Acquisition Corporation II Easterly Government Properties (NYSE:DEA) and NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, DEA or NREF? Easterly Government Properties has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to DEA or NREF? In the previous week, Easterly Government Properties had 1 more articles in the media than NexPoint Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Easterly Government Properties and 2 mentions for NexPoint Real Estate Finance. Easterly Government Properties' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat NexPoint Real Estate Finance's score of 0.48 indicating that Easterly Government Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Easterly Government Properties 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive NexPoint Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is DEA or NREF more profitable? NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 75.32% compared to Easterly Government Properties' net margin of 5.86%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 24.54% beat Easterly Government Properties' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Easterly Government Properties5.86% 1.30% 0.58% NexPoint Real Estate Finance 75.32%24.54%1.43% Do institutionals and insiders believe in DEA or NREF? 86.5% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of NexPoint Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Easterly Government Properties shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 54.0% of NexPoint Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, DEA or NREF? NexPoint Real Estate Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Easterly Government Properties. NexPoint Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Easterly Government Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEasterly Government Properties$302.05M3.33$19.55M$0.4253.31NexPoint Real Estate Finance$72.51M3.33$29.19M$2.276.01 Is DEA or NREF a better dividend stock? Easterly Government Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. Easterly Government Properties pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NexPoint Real Estate Finance pays out 88.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NexPoint Real Estate Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate DEA or NREF? Easterly Government Properties presently has a consensus target price of $27.69, suggesting a potential upside of 23.66%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.23%. Given Easterly Government Properties' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Easterly Government Properties is more favorable than NexPoint Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Easterly Government Properties 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00NexPoint Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryNexPoint Real Estate Finance beats Easterly Government Properties on 10 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NREF 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 NREF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNexPoint Real Estate FinanceREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$241.74M$1.42B$11.89B$20.45BDividend Yield14.30%12.62%5.53%3.72%P/E Ratio6.0116.1819.9627.83Price / Sales3.333.0325.7546.02Price / Cash3.4310.9618.7218.22Price / Book0.710.762.254.59Net Income$29.19M$79.73M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-1.37%1.20%1.38%1.73%1 Month Performance-10.40%1.89%3.40%4.26%1 Year Performance3.17%-8.64%542.06%14.35% NexPoint Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NREFNexPoint Real Estate Finance3.5985 of 5 stars$13.65-2.4%$14.50+6.2%+5.7%$241.74M$72.51M6.011News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeDEAEasterly Government Properties2.6154 of 5 stars$22.21-0.2%$27.69+24.7%-26.2%$999.14M$302.05M52.8850SBRSabine Royalty Trust1.6674 of 5 stars$66.630.0%N/A+4.2%$971.71M$83.17M12.502,020Positive NewsORCOrchid Island Capital4.1337 of 5 stars$7.00-0.4%N/A-14.1%$852.11M$241.58M17.502,018NXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.8796 of 5 stars$33.40+0.6%$43.58+30.5%-11.5%$839.20M$259.70M-26.093News CoveragePositive NewsPAXPatria Investments2.4436 of 5 stars$14.06+2.5%$14.00-0.4%+15.8%$831.99M$390.10M28.12390NOAHNoah3.3946 of 5 stars$11.98-0.4%$12.00+0.2%+36.6%$796M$356.33M12.351,990Positive NewsACAssociated Capital Group1.9174 of 5 stars$37.33-0.6%N/A+26.0%$793.51M$13.18M20.8520News CoverageNegative NewsTINVTiga AcquisitionN/A$22.19-0.9%N/A+88.2%$765.56MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumePLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT4.0102 of 5 stars$16.00-0.6%$21.10+31.9%-23.7%$732.87M$198.35M5.2540Positive NewsAACTAres Acquisition Corporation IIN/A$11.32+0.1%N/A+5.7%$699.63MN/A0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Easterly Government Properties Competitors Sabine Royalty Trust Competitors Orchid Island Capital Competitors NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors Patria Investments Competitors Noah Competitors Associated Capital Group Competitors Tiga Acquisition Competitors Plymouth Industrial REIT Competitors Ares Acquisition Corporation II 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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