Dynex Capital (DX) Competitors

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

Is DX or RC more profitable?

Dynex Capital has a net margin of 28.83% compared to Ready Capital's net margin of -11.65%. Ready Capital's return on equity of 7.53% beat Dynex Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynex Capital	28.83%	-4.80%	-0.63%
Ready Capital	-11.65%	7.53%	1.49%

Does the media refer more to DX or RC?

In the previous week, Ready Capital had 12 more articles in the media than Dynex Capital. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ready Capital and 3 mentions for Dynex Capital. Dynex Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Ready Capital's score of 0.77 indicating that Dynex Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynex Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 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)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DX or RC?

38.3% of Dynex Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.9% of Ready Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Dynex Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Ready Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate DX or RC?

Dynex Capital currently has a consensus price target of $13.56, indicating a potential upside of 7.90%. Ready Capital has a consensus price target of $9.11, indicating a potential upside of 21.59%. Given Ready Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ready Capital is more favorable than Dynex Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dynex Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ready Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DX or RC?

Dynex Capital received 56 more outperform votes than Ready Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.55% of users gave Ready Capital an outperform vote while only 59.41% of users gave Dynex Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynex Capital	Outperform Votes 300 59.41%	Underperform Votes 205 40.59%
Ready Capital	Outperform Votes 244 60.55%	Underperform Votes 159 39.45%

Which has more risk and volatility, DX or RC?

Dynex Capital has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ready Capital has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DX or RC a better dividend stock?

Dynex Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Ready Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. 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. Ready Capital pays out -142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DX or RC?

Ready Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dynex Capital. Ready Capital 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
Dynex Capital	$207.52M	4.80	-$6.13M	$1.26	9.98
Ready Capital	$81.15M	15.55	$339.45M	-$0.70	-10.70

Summary

Dynex Capital and Ready Capital tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.