BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) Competitors

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) and BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media refer more to NSA or BRSP?

In the previous week, National Storage Affiliates Trust had 5 more articles in the media than BrightSpire Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust and 3 mentions for BrightSpire Capital. National Storage Affiliates Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat BrightSpire Capital's score of -0.33 indicating that National Storage Affiliates Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
National Storage Affiliates Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BrightSpire Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate NSA or BRSP?

National Storage Affiliates Trust presently has a consensus target price of $43.17, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. BrightSpire Capital has a consensus target price of $7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.54%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BrightSpire Capital is more favorable than National Storage Affiliates Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Storage Affiliates Trust	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.78
BrightSpire Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk & volatility, NSA or BRSP?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its share price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NSA or BRSP?

100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NSA or BRSP?

National Storage Affiliates Trust received 259 more outperform votes than BrightSpire Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.06% of users gave National Storage Affiliates Trust an outperform vote while only 44.83% of users gave BrightSpire Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
National Storage Affiliates Trust	Outperform Votes 272 55.06%	Underperform Votes 222 44.94%
BrightSpire Capital	Outperform Votes 13 44.83%	Underperform Votes 16 55.17%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NSA or BRSP?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BrightSpire Capital. BrightSpire Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Storage Affiliates Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$858.06M	3.83	$156.67M	$1.71	25.22
BrightSpire Capital	$364.80M	2.21	-$15.55M	-$1.02	-6.10

Is NSA or BRSP more profitable?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a net margin of 20.59% compared to BrightSpire Capital's net margin of -69.35%. National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity of 10.35% beat BrightSpire Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Storage Affiliates Trust	20.59%	10.35%	2.98%
BrightSpire Capital	-69.35%	9.44%	2.79%

Is NSA or BRSP a better dividend stock?

National Storage Affiliates Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. National Storage Affiliates Trust pays out 131.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BrightSpire Capital pays out -62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BrightSpire Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

National Storage Affiliates Trust beats BrightSpire Capital on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.