Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) Competitors $15.55 -0.45 (-2.81%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.60 +0.05 (+0.32%) As of 02/21/2025 07:10 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends REFI vs. SAFE, NTST, DEA, GETY, CSR, PGRE, NXRT, SBR, BRDG, and AAMIShould you be buying Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance include Safehold (SAFE), NETSTREIT (NTST), Easterly Government Properties (DEA), Getty Images (GETY), Centerspace (CSR), Paramount Group (PGRE), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR), Bridge Investment Group (BRDG), and Acadian Asset Management (AAMI). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance vs. Safehold NETSTREIT Easterly Government Properties Getty Images Centerspace Paramount Group NexPoint Residential Trust Sabine Royalty Trust Bridge Investment Group Acadian Asset Management Safehold (NYSE:SAFE) and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAFE or REFI? Safehold received 209 more outperform votes than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.68% of users gave Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance an outperform vote while only 55.33% of users gave Safehold an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSafeholdOutperform Votes22355.33% Underperform Votes18044.67% Chicago Atlantic Real Estate FinanceOutperform Votes1473.68% Underperform Votes526.32% Which has better earnings and valuation, SAFE or REFI? Safehold has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safehold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSafehold$365.68M3.28$105.76M$1.4811.36Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance$57.15M5.34$38.71M$2.007.78 Does the media favor SAFE or REFI? In the previous week, Safehold had 3 more articles in the media than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Safehold and 3 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Safehold's score of 0.34 indicating that Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Safehold 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SAFE or REFI? 70.4% of Safehold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Safehold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SAFE or REFI a better dividend stock? Safehold pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. Safehold pays out 48.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance pays out 94.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk and volatility, SAFE or REFI? Safehold has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SAFE or REFI? Safehold currently has a consensus price target of $25.56, suggesting a potential upside of 52.03%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.62%. Given Safehold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Safehold is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Safehold 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Is SAFE or REFI more profitable? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 64.57% compared to Safehold's net margin of 28.92%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 13.17% beat Safehold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Safehold28.92% 4.76% 1.65% Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 64.57%13.17%10.10% SummaryChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats Safehold on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REFI 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 REFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChicago Atlantic Real Estate FinanceReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$305.25M$7.12B$11.60B$8.98BDividend Yield11.73%6.49%5.38%3.85%P/E Ratio7.7862.4624.1318.82Price / Sales5.346.2026.1980.73Price / Cash7.7518.7118.1537.47Price / Book1.041.732.594.64Net Income$38.71M$178.08M$1.03B$245.69M7 Day Performance-2.81%-1.05%-1.41%-2.63%1 Month Performance-0.83%-0.43%0.19%-2.37%1 Year Performance-2.57%8.07%15.13%13.65% Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)REFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance4.1847 of 5 stars$15.55-2.8%$20.00+28.6%-2.6%$314.15M$57.15M7.78N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSAFESafehold3.801 of 5 stars$17.00-2.9%$25.56+50.3%-19.0%$1.21B$365.68M11.49120NTSTNETSTREIT1.9725 of 5 stars$13.84-2.8%$17.75+28.3%-16.4%$1.13B$131.90M-230.5830Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsDEAEasterly Government Properties3.0518 of 5 stars$10.63-0.8%$12.50+17.6%-7.3%$1.12B$287.23M59.0350Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGETYGetty Images3.4152 of 5 stars$2.65-2.8%$5.61+112.2%-47.6%$1.09B$917.90M22.041,700Gap UpCSRCenterspace2.9521 of 5 stars$62.33+0.1%$74.86+20.1%+10.5%$1.03B$261.31M-38.71470Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePGREParamount Group1.9666 of 5 stars$4.72-2.2%$4.50-4.6%-4.0%$1.03B$742.79M-4.81330Upcoming EarningsNXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.6548 of 5 stars$40.17-1.2%$49.00+22.0%+33.6%$1.02B$277.53M22.953Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSBRSabine Royalty Trust2.3372 of 5 stars$68.28+0.4%N/A+10.9%$995.45M$93.82M10.522,020Ex-DividendPositive NewsBRDGBridge Investment Group3.9553 of 5 stars$8.00+3.4%$10.40+30.1%-9.5%$968.04M$390.65M199.922,300AAMIAcadian Asset Management2.1118 of 5 stars$25.69+0.2%$27.00+5.1%N/A$958.75M$505.60M11.47350News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Safehold Competitors NETSTREIT Competitors Easterly Government Properties Competitors Getty Images Competitors Centerspace Competitors Paramount Group Competitors NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors Sabine Royalty Trust Competitors Bridge Investment Group Competitors Acadian Asset Management Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:REFI) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy this AI Stock Before Elon’s AnnouncementWith Trump back in office, xAI is primed to become the leader in generative AI, leaving competitors in the dus...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest brea...True Market Insiders | SponsoredGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto AnnouncementGrab This Altcoin Before Trump's Crypto Announcement Whatever it is, I expect it to pump the market, which ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWe recommended Palantir in 2021, now we’re recommending this...I believe it could offer you a MAJOR boost to your retirement. 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