Rithm Capital (RITM) Competitors

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RITM or AGNC?

Rithm Capital has higher revenue and earnings than AGNC Investment. Rithm Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, 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
Rithm Capital	$5.21B	1.10	$931.50M	$1.30	8.28
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.53	$863M	$0.34	29.38

Which has more risk & volatility, RITM or AGNC?

Rithm Capital has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RITM or AGNC?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 7 more articles in the media than Rithm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for AGNC Investment and 9 mentions for Rithm Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Rithm Capital's score of 0.75 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rithm Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AGNC Investment	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RITM or AGNC?

44.9% of Rithm Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Rithm Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is RITM or AGNC more profitable?

Rithm Capital has a net margin of 16.72% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Rithm Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rithm Capital	16.72%	18.89%	2.83%
AGNC Investment	11.50%	19.32%	1.71%

Do analysts recommend RITM or AGNC?

Rithm Capital currently has a consensus target price of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.37%. AGNC Investment has a consensus target price of $9.75, indicating a potential downside of 2.40%. Given Rithm Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Rithm Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rithm Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is RITM or AGNC a better dividend stock?

Rithm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Rithm Capital pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AGNC Investment pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Rithm Capital beats AGNC Investment on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.