Redwood Trust (RWT) Competitors $6.04 -0.02 (-0.25%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.06 +0.02 (+0.41%) As of 07:33 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RWT vs. NYMT, ARI, CIM, DX, EFC, IVR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Redwood Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Redwood Trust include New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL (IVR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), and STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Redwood Trust vs. Its Competitors New York Mortgage Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Chimera Investment Dynex Capital Ellington Financial INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST Redwood Trust (NYSE:RWT) and New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends. Is RWT or NYMT more profitable? New York Mortgage Trust has a net margin of 8.50% compared to Redwood Trust's net margin of 3.93%. Redwood Trust's return on equity of 7.82% beat New York Mortgage Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Redwood Trust3.93% 7.82% 0.49% New York Mortgage Trust 8.50%2.51%0.25% Does the media prefer RWT or NYMT? In the previous week, New York Mortgage Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Redwood Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for New York Mortgage Trust and 3 mentions for Redwood Trust. New York Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Redwood Trust's score of 1.31 indicating that New York Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Redwood Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive New York Mortgage Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend RWT or NYMT? Redwood Trust currently has a consensus price target of $7.39, indicating a potential upside of 22.43%. New York Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $7.56, indicating a potential upside of 7.88%. Given Redwood Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Redwood Trust is more favorable than New York Mortgage Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Redwood Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56New York Mortgage Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better earnings and valuation, RWT or NYMT? Redwood Trust has higher revenue and earnings than New York Mortgage Trust. New York Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Redwood Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRedwood Trust$945.16M0.85$54M$0.2227.43New York Mortgage Trust$401.28M1.58-$62.03M-$0.06-116.83 Which has more risk and volatility, RWT or NYMT? Redwood Trust has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New York Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RWT or NYMT? 74.3% of Redwood Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of New York Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Redwood Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of New York Mortgage Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is RWT or NYMT a better dividend stock? Redwood Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. New York Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Redwood Trust pays out 327.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New York Mortgage Trust pays out -1,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Redwood Trust has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Redwood Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryRedwood Trust beats New York Mortgage Trust on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Redwood Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RWT 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 RWT 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 RWT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRedwood TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$805.36M$1.47B$12.29B$21.12BDividend Yield11.90%12.74%5.55%3.60%P/E Ratio27.4316.1619.0328.44Price / Sales0.852.8926.0160.38Price / Cash7.6711.0121.6322.92Price / Book0.710.782.204.69Net Income$54M$79.73M$997.25M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.42%1.62%0.89%1.64%1 Month Performance5.32%2.73%4.37%5.92%1 Year Performance-17.33%-11.39%540.78%11.50% Redwood Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RWTRedwood Trust2.9234 of 5 stars$6.04-0.2%$7.39+22.4%-16.5%$805.36M$945.16M27.43300Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust2.5686 of 5 stars$6.73+0.7%$7.56+12.4%+8.0%$603.19M$401.28M0.0070Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.3809 of 5 stars$9.70-0.2%$10.31+6.3%-6.7%$1.35B$303.67M-323.27N/AUpcoming EarningsCIMChimera Investment3.6901 of 5 stars$13.86+0.5%$15.50+11.9%-4.0%$1.12B$760.95M9.2440DXDynex Capital3.4825 of 5 stars$12.530.0%$12.83+2.5%+3.1%$1.34B$319.53M16.2720Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeEFCEllington Financial2.1722 of 5 stars$13.16+0.2%$14.30+8.7%+4.5%$1.24B$136.41M9.33170IVRINVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL1.1881 of 5 stars$7.22-2.2%$7.25+0.5%-15.1%$486.66M$286.55M2.72N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportMFAMFA Financial4.3682 of 5 stars$9.27+0.7%$12.07+30.3%-15.0%$944.41M$723.97M9.45350Positive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5076 of 5 stars$19.95+0.4%$20.90+4.8%+3.2%$11.87B$4.84B7.15160Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeRITMRithm Capital4.0358 of 5 stars$11.99+0.4%$13.69+14.2%+8.9%$6.33B$5.21B9.996,045Upcoming EarningsSTWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST3.4187 of 5 stars$19.74+0.5%$21.70+10.0%+0.9%$6.71B$1.95B20.77290Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NYMT Alternatives ARI Alternatives CIM Alternatives DX Alternatives EFC Alternatives IVR Alternatives MFA Alternatives NLY Alternatives RITM Alternatives STWD Alternatives 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:RWT) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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