PGRE vs. FBRT, CIM, MFA, SVC, PLYM, UMH, CSR, ALX, AIV, and BFS
Should you be buying Paramount Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Paramount Group include Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), Chimera Investment (CIM), MFA Financial (MFA), Service Properties Trust (SVC), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), UMH Properties (UMH), Centerspace (CSR), Alexander's (ALX), Apartment Investment and Management (AIV), and Saul Centers (BFS). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Paramount Group (NYSE:PGRE) 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, community ranking, earnings and risk.
Paramount Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Paramount Group pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Paramount Group pays out -11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays out 100.7% 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 BSP Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paramount Group. Paramount Group 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 1 more articles in the media than Paramount Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and 1 mentions for Paramount Group. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Paramount Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Paramount Group received 206 more outperform votes than Franklin BSP Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 92.31% of users gave Franklin BSP Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 48.12% of users gave Paramount Group an outperform vote.
65.6% of Paramount Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of Paramount Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 55.02% compared to Paramount Group's net margin of -34.97%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity of 14.57% beat Paramount Group's return on equity.
Paramount Group currently has a consensus target price of $4.60, indicating a potential downside of 2.02%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.06%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than Paramount Group.
Summary
Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats Paramount Group on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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