Two Harbors Investments (TWO) Competitors $10.58 -0.45 (-4.04%) Closing price 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.58 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:51 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 TWO vs. ARI, ARR, DX, CIM, PMT, MFA, RC, RWT, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying Two Harbors Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Two Harbors Investments include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Dynex Capital (DX), Chimera Investment (CIM), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), MFA Financial (MFA), Ready Capital (RC), Redwood Trust (RWT), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Two Harbors Investments vs. Its Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital Chimera Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust MFA Financial Ready Capital Redwood Trust New York Mortgage Trust Invesco Mortgage Capital Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Two Harbors Investments (NYSE:TWO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Is ARI or TWO 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%. Two Harbors Investments pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.0%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Two Harbors Investments pays out -352.9% 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. Two Harbors Investments has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Two Harbors Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ARI or TWO? Two Harbors Investments 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 Two Harbors Investments, 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$303.67M4.51-$119.64M-$0.03-328.67Two Harbors Investments$450.15M2.44$298.17M-$0.51-20.74 Which has more risk and volatility, ARI or TWO? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Two Harbors Investments has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ARI or TWO? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance presently has a consensus target price of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. Two Harbors Investments has a consensus target price of $13.14, suggesting a potential upside of 24.28%. Given Two Harbors Investments' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Two Harbors Investments 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Two Harbors Investments 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is ARI or TWO more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Two Harbors Investments' net margin of 3.50%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.89% beat Two Harbors Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance3.77% 8.89% 1.90% Two Harbors Investments 3.50%8.06%0.97% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARI or TWO? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Two Harbors Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Two Harbors Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer ARI or TWO? In the previous week, Two Harbors Investments had 8 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Two Harbors Investments and 2 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Two Harbors Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Two Harbors Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Two Harbors Investments 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryTwo Harbors Investments beats Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Two Harbors Investments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TWO 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 TWO 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 TWO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTwo Harbors InvestmentsREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$1.43B$12.05B$20.62BDividend Yield16.53%12.93%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio-20.7316.4520.0828.04Price / Sales2.443.2825.7336.83Price / Cash9.3310.7821.3421.91Price / Book0.720.772.284.59Net Income$298.17M$79.73M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance-1.12%1.38%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance0.59%4.20%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance-19.46%-8.25%541.13%14.61% Two Harbors Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TWOTwo Harbors Investments2.4434 of 5 stars$10.58-4.0%$13.14+24.3%-16.4%$1.10B$450.15M-20.73100Analyst ForecastGap DownARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.1821 of 5 stars$9.86-0.2%$10.13+2.7%+1.3%$1.37B$303.67M-328.50N/AARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.3902 of 5 stars$16.42-0.2%$21.00+27.9%-13.3%$1.34B$550.95M-46.91N/ADXDynex Capital3.7709 of 5 stars$12.01-1.4%$12.50+4.1%+6.8%$1.29B$319.53M15.6020News CoverageCIMChimera Investment3.6563 of 5 stars$13.76+0.2%$15.50+12.6%+11.5%$1.11B$309.07M9.1740Ex-DividendPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust2.7173 of 5 stars$12.50+0.5%$14.50+16.0%-3.6%$1.09B$150.20M13.451Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.8305 of 5 stars$9.54+0.5%$12.92+35.4%-8.4%$979.28M$723.97M9.73350News CoverageEx-DividendRCReady Capital2.907 of 5 stars$4.51+1.8%$6.96+54.3%-44.4%$769M$896.97M-2.59600Ex-DividendRWTRedwood Trust4.1336 of 5 stars$5.55-1.2%$7.44+34.1%-4.6%$738.82M$945.16M25.23300Positive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.2668 of 5 stars$6.46-3.3%$7.83+21.3%+15.4%$583.34M$401.28M-107.6770News CoveragePositive NewsIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.2661 of 5 stars$7.67+0.8%N/A-14.2%$505.76M$286.55M18.26N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Ready Capital Alternatives Redwood Trust Alternatives New York Mortgage Trust Alternatives Invesco Mortgage Capital 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:TWO) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere's the last trade you should make before heading out for the weekend tomorrow.Make this one trade at 2:59 PM on Friday afternoon, and you'll thank me on Monday morning.Timothy Sykes | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | 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 | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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