ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR) Competitors $19.08 +0.05 (+0.26%) (As of 09:08 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ARR vs. RC, ARI, TWO, CIM, PMT, MFA, DX, RWT, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying ARMOUR Residential REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARMOUR Residential REIT include Ready Capital (RC), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), Chimera Investment (CIM), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), MFA Financial (MFA), Dynex Capital (DX), Redwood Trust (RWT), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. ARMOUR Residential REIT vs. Ready Capital Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Two Harbors Investment Chimera Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust MFA Financial Dynex Capital Redwood Trust New York Mortgage Trust Invesco Mortgage Capital ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) and Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media favor ARR or RC? In the previous week, Ready Capital had 3 more articles in the media than ARMOUR Residential REIT. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ready Capital and 11 mentions for ARMOUR Residential REIT. ARMOUR Residential REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Ready Capital's score of 0.46 indicating that ARMOUR Residential REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ARMOUR Residential REIT 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ready Capital 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ARR or RC a better dividend stock? ARMOUR Residential REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.1%. Ready Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays out 122.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ready Capital pays out -142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is ARR or RC more profitable? ARMOUR Residential REIT has a net margin of 24.17% compared to Ready Capital's net margin of -11.65%. ARMOUR Residential REIT's return on equity of 16.76% beat Ready Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ARMOUR Residential REIT24.17% 16.76% 1.74% Ready Capital -11.65%7.53%1.49% Do analysts prefer ARR or RC? ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.70%. Ready Capital has a consensus price target of $9.11, indicating a potential upside of 21.59%. Given Ready Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ready Capital is more favorable than ARMOUR Residential REIT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ARMOUR Residential REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ready Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARR or RC? 54.2% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Ready Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ready Capital 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 MarketBeat Community favor ARR or RC? ARMOUR Residential REIT received 20 more outperform votes than Ready Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.55% of users gave Ready Capital an outperform vote while only 49.44% of users gave ARMOUR Residential REIT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformARMOUR Residential REITOutperform Votes26449.44% Underperform Votes27050.56% Ready CapitalOutperform Votes24460.55% Underperform Votes15939.45% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARR or RC? Ready Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ARMOUR Residential REIT. Ready Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARMOUR Residential REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioARMOUR Residential REIT$145.72M7.28-$67.92M$2.368.07Ready Capital$81.15M15.55$339.45M-$0.70-10.70 Which has more volatility and risk, ARR or RC? ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ready Capital has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryARMOUR Residential REIT and Ready Capital tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaAI Crypto Tool Could Send One Coin SOARING…The #1 AI Coin to Buy Rapid growth predicted for little-known AI crypto projectDiscover our #1 crypto pick before it's too late. Get ARMOUR Residential REIT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARR 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 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 ARR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricARMOUR Residential REITReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.06B$7.18B$10.70B$19.64BDividend Yield14.81%6.61%10.16%3.51%P/E Ratio8.0744.2735.2843.80Price / Sales7.289.873,046.0617.47Price / Cash4.4817.8029.8421.73Price / Book0.732.632.785.46Net Income-$67.92M$145.32M$1.03B$987.68M7 Day Performance-2.03%-1.14%-1.26%-2.12%1 Month Performance1.20%-0.09%-0.02%1.31%1 Year Performance-1.32%5.64%15.77%16.45% ARMOUR Residential REIT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.793 of 5 stars$19.08+0.3%$20.50+7.4%-1.3%$1.06B$145.72M8.08N/ARCReady Capital1.9569 of 5 stars$7.57+1.6%$9.11+20.3%-31.3%$1.28B$81.15M-10.77350Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.601 of 5 stars$9.21+0.5%$9.63+4.5%-25.2%$1.27B$201.16M-9.96N/ATWOTwo Harbors Investment3.1646 of 5 stars$11.97+1.1%$13.71+14.5%-17.8%$1.24B$-255,294,000.00-2.46100News CoverageCIMChimera Investment4.3095 of 5 stars$15.24+1.1%$16.00+5.0%-1.3%$1.23B$419.93M4.5740Positive NewsPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust4.2859 of 5 stars$13.71+1.2%$15.17+10.6%-11.5%$1.19B$429.02M9.961Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.938 of 5 stars$10.95+1.2%$14.00+27.9%-7.9%$1.12B$605.60M6.81377Dividend AnnouncementDXDynex Capital4.14 of 5 stars$12.75+0.6%$13.56+6.4%-0.9%$1.01B$207.52M10.0622Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRWTRedwood Trust4.1096 of 5 stars$7.10-0.4%$8.03+13.1%-8.5%$939.12M$724M12.85289Dividend IncreasePositive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust2.7479 of 5 stars$6.53+0.3%$7.75+18.7%-25.3%$591.48M$340.15M-19.6770Positive NewsIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.6896 of 5 stars$8.59+1.3%$10.00+16.4%-6.5%$521.67M$103.09M7.07N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RC Competitors ARI Competitors TWO Competitors CIM Competitors PMT Competitors MFA Competitors DX Competitors RWT Competitors NYMT Competitors IVR 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 (NYSE:ARR) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | Sponsored2025’s #1 Trump TradeAll the Energy You Need to Power Your Entire Life... 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