Redwood Trust (RWT) Competitors $5.79 +0.04 (+0.70%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.80 +0.00 (+0.09%) As of 04:14 AM 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. ARI, CIM, DX, EFC, IVR, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Redwood Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Redwood Trust include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR), Ladder Capital (LADR), 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 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Chimera Investment Dynex Capital Ellington Financial Invesco Mortgage Capital Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Redwood Trust (NYSE:RWT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARI or RWT? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Redwood Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Redwood Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, ARI or RWT? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redwood Trust has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ARI or RWT? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Redwood Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 4 mentions for Redwood Trust. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Redwood Trust's score of 0.57 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Redwood Trust 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARI or RWT more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of -1.49% compared to Redwood Trust's net margin of -6.93%. Redwood Trust's return on equity of 8.70% beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance-1.49% 8.42% 1.74% Redwood Trust -6.93%8.70%0.49% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARI or RWT? Redwood Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 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 RatioApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$155.27M8.89-$119.64M-$0.14-71.00Redwood Trust$945.16M0.79$54M-$0.64-9.05 Do analysts recommend ARI or RWT? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $10.31, suggesting a potential upside of 3.75%. Redwood Trust has a consensus target price of $6.88, suggesting a potential upside of 18.74%. Given Redwood Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Redwood Trust is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Redwood Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is ARI or RWT a better dividend stock? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Redwood Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Redwood Trust pays out -112.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Redwood Trust has raised 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 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 11 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$743.03M$1.52B$12.69B$22.02BDividend Yield12.52%13.07%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio-9.0513.2130.2329.86Price / Sales0.793.7830.1865.92Price / Cash7.299.0122.5724.43Price / Book0.680.762.294.64Net Income$54M$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.94%-0.03%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance-6.54%-3.92%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance-23.36%-10.00%539.82%15.30% Redwood Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RWTRedwood Trust3.8514 of 5 stars$5.79+0.7%$6.88+18.7%-23.3%$743.03M$945.16M-9.05300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.3895 of 5 stars$10.17-0.7%$10.31+1.4%+13.6%$1.42B$155.27M-72.66N/APositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCIMChimera Investment4.134 of 5 stars$13.49-1.4%$15.50+14.9%-14.0%$1.11B$760.95M10.7140Analyst ForecastDXDynex Capital3.8857 of 5 stars$12.07-0.2%$13.00+7.7%+7.3%$1.57B$107.76M15.4720News CoverageAnalyst ForecastEFCEllington Financial3.726 of 5 stars$13.00-1.3%$14.46+11.2%+9.5%$1.32B$136.41M10.48170Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.8231 of 5 stars$7.43-0.4%$7.50+0.9%-10.9%$494.65M$59.70M18.58N/AEx-DividendLADRLadder Capital4.8032 of 5 stars$11.28-1.1%$12.00+6.4%-4.4%$1.45B$506.84M16.1160Analyst ForecastMFAMFA Financial4.1817 of 5 stars$9.54-0.7%$11.75+23.2%-25.0%$985.62M$723.97M10.96350News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5215 of 5 stars$20.92-0.6%$20.81-0.5%+6.6%$13.51B$4.84B20.71160Analyst ForecastRITMRithm Capital4.3482 of 5 stars$11.52-0.9%$14.25+23.7%+2.7%$6.16B$5.21B8.866,045Analyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.5138 of 5 stars$19.90-0.8%$21.13+6.2%-5.0%$7.36B$1.95B18.25290Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARI Alternatives CIM Alternatives DX Alternatives EFC Alternatives IVR Alternatives LADR 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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