RITM vs. AGNC, ARI, CIM, DX, EFC, LADR, MFA, NLY, RWT, and STWD
Should you be buying Rithm Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rithm Capital include AGNC Investment (AGNC), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Chimera Investment (CIM), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Redwood Trust (RWT), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Rithm Capital vs. Its Competitors
AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNC) and Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
AGNC Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rithm Capital has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, AGNC Investment had 5 more articles in the media than Rithm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AGNC Investment and 15 mentions for Rithm Capital. AGNC Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Rithm Capital's score of 0.60 indicating that AGNC Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
AGNC Investment presently has a consensus price target of $9.79, indicating a potential upside of 5.56%. Rithm Capital has a consensus price target of $13.69, indicating a potential upside of 14.97%. Given Rithm Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rithm Capital is more favorable than AGNC Investment.
38.3% of AGNC Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.9% of Rithm Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of AGNC Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Rithm Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. Rithm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. AGNC Investment pays out 360.0% 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 83.3% 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 has a net margin of 15.06% compared to AGNC Investment's net margin of 14.91%. AGNC Investment's return on equity of 20.36% beat Rithm Capital's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Rithm Capital beats AGNC Investment on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:RITM) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
