Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Competitors

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media refer more to ARI or FBRT?

In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance both had 7 articles in the media. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.63 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARI or FBRT?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin BSP Realty 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
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	$303.67M	4.55	-$119.64M	-$0.03	-331.50
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$210.45M	4.25	$95.88M	$0.68	15.99

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARI or FBRT?

54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ARI or FBRT?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $15.30, indicating a potential upside of 40.69%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust 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	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Is ARI or FBRT more profitable?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 40.66% compared to Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's net margin of 3.77%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.89% beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance	3.77%	8.89%	1.90%
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	40.66%	7.29%	1.52%

Which has more volatility and risk, ARI or FBRT?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARI or FBRT a better dividend stock?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays out 208.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.