RITM vs. AGNC, ARI, CIM, DX, EFC, LADR, MFA, NLY, RWT, and STWD
Should you be buying Rithm Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rithm Capital include AGNC Investment (AGNC), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Redwood Trust (RWT), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Rithm Capital vs. Its Competitors
Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 7 more articles in the media than Rithm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AGNC Investment and 8 mentions for Rithm Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Rithm Capital's score of 0.84 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
Rithm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. 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.
Rithm Capital currently has a consensus price target of $14.25, suggesting a potential upside of 27.86%. AGNC Investment has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential downside of 4.32%. Given Rithm Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rithm Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.
Rithm Capital has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Rithm Capital beats AGNC Investment on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:RITM) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff