Rithm Capital (RITM) Competitors

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is AGNC or RITM more profitable?

Rithm Capital has a net margin of 16.72% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 11.50%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 19.32% beat Rithm Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	11.50%	19.32%	1.71%
Rithm Capital	16.72%	18.89%	2.83%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AGNC or RITM?

Rithm Capital has higher revenue and earnings than AGNC Investment. Rithm Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGNC Investment, 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
AGNC Investment	$496M	19.85	$863M	$0.34	27.79
Rithm Capital	$5.21B	1.25	$931.50M	$1.30	9.43

Is AGNC or RITM a better dividend stock?

AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Rithm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. AGNC Investment pays out 423.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rithm Capital pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer AGNC or RITM?

In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Rithm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for AGNC Investment and 8 mentions for Rithm Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Rithm Capital's score of 0.84 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AGNC Investment	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rithm Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer AGNC or RITM?

AGNC Investment currently has a consensus target price of $9.58, indicating a potential upside of 1.41%. Rithm Capital has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.19%. Given Rithm Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rithm Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Rithm Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.11

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AGNC or RITM?

38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of Rithm Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Rithm Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, AGNC or RITM?

AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rithm Capital has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rithm Capital beats AGNC Investment on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.