Dynex Capital (DX) Competitors

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Dynex Capital (NYSE:DX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the media favor ARI or DX?

In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Dynex Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 3 mentions for Dynex Capital. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Dynex Capital's score of 0.35 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dynex Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARI or DX?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance received 19 more outperform votes than Dynex Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.41% of users gave Dynex Capital an outperform vote while only 58.32% of users gave Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	Outperform Votes 319 58.32%	Underperform Votes 228 41.68%
Dynex Capital	Outperform Votes 300 59.41%	Underperform Votes 205 40.59%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARI or DX?

54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.3% of Dynex Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Dynex Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARI or DX?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Dynex Capital. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dynex Capital, 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
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$201.16M	6.23	$58.13M	-$0.92	-9.86
Dynex Capital	$123.18M	8.00	-$6.13M	$1.26	9.86

Which has more risk and volatility, ARI or DX?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dynex Capital has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARI or DX a better dividend stock?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Dynex Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -108.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dynex Capital pays out 142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend ARI or DX?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance presently has a consensus price target of $9.63, suggesting a potential upside of 6.12%. Dynex Capital has a consensus price target of $13.35, suggesting a potential upside of 7.49%. Given Dynex Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dynex Capital is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Dynex Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is ARI or DX more profitable?

Dynex Capital has a net margin of 28.83% compared to Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's net margin of -35.84%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 9.11% beat Dynex Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	-35.84%	9.11%	2.01%
Dynex Capital	28.83%	-4.80%	-0.63%

Summary

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and Dynex Capital tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.