This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Colony Credit Real Estate (CLNC) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesOptions ChainTrendsBuy This Stock CLNC vs. CDP, GRP.U, NSA, FCPT, OUT, DEI, LXP, AKR, ABR, and IVTShould you be buying Colony Credit Real Estate stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Colony Credit Real Estate include COPT Defense Properties (CDP), Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple (GRP.U), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), Douglas Emmett (DEI), LXP Industrial Trust (LXP), Acadia Realty Trust (AKR), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), and InvenTrust Properties (IVT). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Colony Credit Real Estate vs. COPT Defense Properties Granite Real Estate Inc. Staple National Storage Affiliates Trust Four Corners Property Trust OUTFRONT Media Douglas Emmett LXP Industrial Trust Acadia Realty Trust Arbor Realty Trust InvenTrust Properties Colony Credit Real Estate (NYSE:CLNC) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLNC or CDP? Colony Credit Real Estate received 162 more outperform votes than COPT Defense Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave COPT Defense Properties an outperform vote while only 64.94% of users gave Colony Credit Real Estate an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformColony Credit Real EstateOutperform Votes17664.94% Underperform Votes9535.06% COPT Defense PropertiesOutperform Votes1466.67% Underperform Votes733.33% Does the media favor CLNC or CDP? In the previous week, COPT Defense Properties had 15 more articles in the media than Colony Credit Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for COPT Defense Properties and 0 mentions for Colony Credit Real Estate. COPT Defense Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Colony Credit Real Estate's score of 0.00 indicating that COPT Defense Properties is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Colony Credit Real Estate Neutral COPT Defense Properties Very Positive Is CLNC or CDP a better dividend stock? Colony Credit Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Colony Credit Real Estate pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. COPT Defense Properties pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Colony Credit Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CLNC or CDP? COPT Defense Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Colony Credit Real Estate. Colony Credit Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than COPT Defense Properties, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColony Credit Real Estate$102.32M7.09-$353.30M$0.806.99COPT Defense Properties$753.27M3.97$138.93M$1.2321.58 Do analysts prefer CLNC or CDP? COPT Defense Properties has a consensus price target of $33.43, indicating a potential upside of 25.92%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Colony Credit Real Estate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Colony Credit Real Estate 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00COPT Defense Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 Is CLNC or CDP more profitable? COPT Defense Properties has a net margin of 18.44% compared to Colony Credit Real Estate's net margin of -333.91%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.07% beat Colony Credit Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Colony Credit Real Estate-333.91% 5.33% 1.62% COPT Defense Properties 18.44%9.07%3.28% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CLNC or CDP? 32.1% of Colony Credit Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Colony Credit Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of COPT Defense Properties shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CLNC or CDP? Colony Credit Real Estate has a beta of 1.77, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCOPT Defense Properties beats Colony Credit Real Estate on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Colony Credit Real Estate News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLNC 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 CLNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricColony Credit Real EstateReal Estate Investment Trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$725.37M$6.89B$11.00B$18.86BDividend Yield3.88%6.72%5.41%3.79%P/E Ratio-1.9659.4121.9831.43Price / Sales7.096.7225.2825.45Price / Cash8.0317.3217.6217.54Price / Book0.371.672.664.36Net Income-$353.30M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B Colony Credit Real Estate Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLNCColony Credit Real EstateN/A$5.59+0.7%N/A-15.9%$725.37M$102.32M-1.96N/AHigh Trading VolumeCDPCOPT Defense Properties3.796 of 5 stars$27.21+1.7%$33.43+22.9%+18.0%$3.01B$753.27M22.12400Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGRP.UGranite Real Estate Inc. StapleN/A$47.86+5.0%N/A-15.9%$2.98B$569.14M13.3754Ex-DividendNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust2.5105 of 5 stars$38.71+1.5%$42.06+8.7%+4.9%$2.96B$770.34M22.641,108News CoveragePositive NewsFCPTFour Corners Property Trust2.2653 of 5 stars$28.44+1.2%$30.20+6.2%+20.0%$2.84B$268.07M26.57540Ex-DividendShort Interest ↑Positive NewsOUTOUTFRONT Media3.7285 of 5 stars$16.71+2.8%$19.48+16.6%-0.8%$2.79B$1.83B11.912,375Gap DownDEIDouglas Emmett4.4174 of 5 stars$16.65+4.2%$18.50+11.1%+24.0%$2.79B$986.48M128.05750Ex-DividendNews CoverageGap DownLXPLXP Industrial Trust4.4841 of 5 stars$8.88+1.8%$11.33+27.6%+0.1%$2.63B$358.46M68.3470Ex-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAKRAcadia Realty Trust3.9488 of 5 stars$21.48+1.9%$23.00+7.1%+30.0%$2.57B$359.69M119.34120Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownABRArbor Realty Trust2.2427 of 5 stars$12.24-0.3%$13.75+12.4%-9.1%$2.32B$625.94M10.28630Gap DownIVTInvenTrust Properties2.255 of 5 stars$29.42+3.0%$32.00+8.8%+22.6%$2.28B$273.97M163.42110Ex-DividendPositive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CDP Alternatives GRP.U Alternatives NSA Alternatives FCPT Alternatives OUT Alternatives DEI Alternatives LXP Alternatives AKR Alternatives ABR Alternatives IVT 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:CLNC) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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