Rithm Capital (RITM) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, AGNC or RITM?

AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rithm Capital has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AGNC or RITM?

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
AGNC Investment	$2.95B	3.25	$863M	$0.40	23.50
Rithm Capital	$5.21B	1.19	$931.50M	$1.20	9.73

Do analysts rate AGNC or RITM?

AGNC Investment presently has a consensus target price of $9.79, suggesting a potential upside of 4.10%. Rithm Capital has a consensus target price of $13.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.22%. Given Rithm Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rithm Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Rithm Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Is AGNC or RITM more profitable?

Rithm Capital has a net margin of 15.06% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 14.91%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat Rithm Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	14.91%	20.36%	1.82%
Rithm Capital	15.06%	18.38%	2.72%

Does the media prefer AGNC or RITM?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 11 more articles in the media than Rithm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AGNC Investment and 6 mentions for Rithm Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Rithm Capital's score of 0.42 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGNC Investment	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rithm Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of Rithm Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Rithm Capital shares are held 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 AGNC or RITM a better dividend stock?

AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. Rithm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. AGNC Investment pays out 360.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rithm Capital pays out 83.3% 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.