Dynex Capital (DX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, DX or ARR?

Dynex Capital has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DX or ARR more profitable?

Dynex Capital has a net margin of 35.65% compared to ARMOUR Residential REIT's net margin of -2.61%. ARMOUR Residential REIT's return on equity of 16.00% beat Dynex Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dynex Capital	35.65%	-2.24%	-0.30%
ARMOUR Residential REIT	-2.61%	16.00%	1.65%

Does the media prefer DX or ARR?

In the previous week, Dynex Capital had 11 more articles in the media than ARMOUR Residential REIT. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Dynex Capital and 7 mentions for ARMOUR Residential REIT. ARMOUR Residential REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Dynex Capital's score of 0.36 indicating that ARMOUR Residential REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dynex Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ARMOUR Residential REIT	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DX or ARR?

38.3% of Dynex Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Dynex Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DX or ARR a better dividend stock?

Dynex Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.3%. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.2%. Dynex Capital pays out 138.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays out -669.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARMOUR Residential REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DX or ARR?

Dynex Capital received 37 more outperform votes than ARMOUR Residential REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.25% of users gave Dynex Capital an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave ARMOUR Residential REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dynex Capital	Outperform Votes 301 59.25%	Underperform Votes 207 40.75%
ARMOUR Residential REIT	Outperform Votes 264 49.07%	Underperform Votes 274 50.93%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DX or ARR?

Dynex Capital has higher revenue and earnings than ARMOUR Residential REIT. ARMOUR Residential REIT 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	$150.40M	7.53	$113.90M	$1.47	8.00
ARMOUR Residential REIT	-$478K	-2,383.15	-$14.39M	-$0.43	-33.13

Do analysts rate DX or ARR?

Dynex Capital currently has a consensus price target of $13.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.33%. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.91%. Given ARMOUR Residential REIT's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ARMOUR Residential REIT 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ARMOUR Residential REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Dynex Capital beats ARMOUR Residential REIT on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.