Helix Acquisition Corp. II (HLXB) Competitors $10.72 -0.08 (-0.70%) As of 02/21/2025 01:30 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends HLXB vs. KREF, BRSP, SITC, PAX, PLYM, NOAH, ABL, TRTX, ORC, and AACTShould you be buying Helix Acquisition Corp. II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helix Acquisition Corp. II include KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), SITE Centers (SITC), Patria Investments (PAX), Plymouth Industrial REIT (PLYM), Noah (NOAH), Abacus Life (ABL), TPG RE Finance Trust (TRTX), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), and Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Helix Acquisition Corp. II vs. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust BrightSpire Capital SITE Centers Patria Investments Plymouth Industrial REIT Noah Abacus Life TPG RE Finance Trust Orchid Island Capital Ares Acquisition Co. II Helix Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ:HLXB) and KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (NYSE:KREF) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to HLXB or KREF? In the previous week, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Helix Acquisition Corp. II. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust and 0 mentions for Helix Acquisition Corp. II. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Helix Acquisition Corp. II's score of 0.00 indicating that KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Helix Acquisition Corp. II Neutral KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Very Positive Is HLXB or KREF more profitable? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a net margin of 6.30% compared to Helix Acquisition Corp. II's net margin of 0.00%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's return on equity of 8.53% beat Helix Acquisition Corp. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helix Acquisition Corp. IIN/A N/A N/A KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 6.30%8.53%1.75% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HLXB or KREF? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Helix Acquisition Corp. II. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHelix Acquisition Corp. IIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AKKR Real Estate Finance Trust$564.63M1.34$35.59M$0.1861.08 Do insiders & institutionals believe in HLXB or KREF? 54.9% of Helix Acquisition Corp. II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HLXB or KREF? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust received 260 more outperform votes than Helix Acquisition Corp. II when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHelix Acquisition Corp. IIN/AN/AKKR Real Estate Finance TrustOutperform Votes26060.05% Underperform Votes17339.95% Do analysts prefer HLXB or KREF? KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a consensus price target of $12.46, indicating a potential upside of 13.31%. Given KKR Real Estate Finance Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe KKR Real Estate Finance Trust is more favorable than Helix Acquisition Corp. II.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Helix Acquisition Corp. II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00KKR Real Estate Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryKKR Real Estate Finance Trust beats Helix Acquisition Corp. II on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Helix Acquisition Corp. II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HLXB 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 NASDAQ 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 HLXB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHelix Acquisition Corp. IIHolding Offices IndustryUnclassified SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$202.33M$471.17M$126.54M$9.15BDividend YieldN/A6.99%N/A3.85%P/E RatioN/A2.241.2119.13Price / SalesN/A95.779.5970.72Price / CashN/A69.0193.7934.83Price / BookN/A4.071.054.62Net IncomeN/A$35.22M$1.63M$245.94M7 Day Performance0.22%-0.69%-0.34%-2.62%1 Month Performance2.04%-4.77%-1.21%-2.15%1 Year Performance2.13%22.66%29.26%12.95% Helix Acquisition Corp. II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HLXBHelix Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.72-0.7%N/A+4.0%$202.33MN/A0.00N/AKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.5177 of 5 stars$11.30+0.8%$12.46+10.3%+15.7%$776.08M$564.63M62.75N/APositive NewsBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.3088 of 5 stars$5.97+0.6%$7.45+24.9%-11.6%$773.54M$298.70M-5.8550Earnings ReportNews CoverageSITCSITE Centers3.7491 of 5 stars$14.66-2.9%$35.75+143.8%-93.5%$768.83M$539.46M1.07270News CoveragePAXPatria Investments3.3723 of 5 stars$12.69-0.2%$14.00+10.3%-21.7%$758.48M$327.60M29.51390PLYMPlymouth Industrial REIT3.3246 of 5 stars$16.66+0.6%$23.89+43.4%-25.1%$755.97M$199.85M832.7540NOAHNoah3.6888 of 5 stars$11.45-2.2%$13.00+13.6%+2.4%$755.23M$291.18M9.782,583Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeABLAbacus Life3.9584 of 5 stars$7.67-1.3%$14.30+86.4%-37.7%$741.23M$79.59M-42.6182TRTXTPG RE Finance Trust2.5719 of 5 stars$8.69+1.0%$8.92+2.7%+28.7%$702.88M$390.25M12.59N/AEarnings ReportNews CoverageORCOrchid Island Capital4.247 of 5 stars$8.77+2.4%$9.50+8.4%+6.5%$699.89M$177.57M14.612,018Positive NewsAACTAres Acquisition Co. 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