Redwood Trust (RWT) Competitors $6.77 +0.13 (+1.96%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends RWT vs. RC, ARI, TWO, CIM, PMT, MFA, ARR, DX, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying Redwood Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Redwood Trust include Ready Capital (RC), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), Chimera Investment (CIM), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), MFA Financial (MFA), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Dynex Capital (DX), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Redwood Trust vs. Ready Capital Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Two Harbors Investment Chimera Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust MFA Financial ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital New York Mortgage Trust Invesco Mortgage Capital Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) and Redwood Trust (NYSE:RWT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer RC or RWT? In the previous week, Ready Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Redwood Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ready Capital and 3 mentions for Redwood Trust. Ready Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Redwood Trust's score of 1.14 indicating that Ready Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ready Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Redwood Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend RC or RWT? Ready Capital currently has a consensus target price of $9.11, suggesting a potential upside of 25.44%. Redwood Trust has a consensus target price of $8.03, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Given Ready Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ready Capital is more favorable than Redwood Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ready Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Redwood Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RC or RWT? Redwood Trust received 176 more outperform votes than Ready Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.12% of users gave Redwood Trust an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave Ready Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformReady CapitalOutperform Votes24460.55% Underperform Votes15939.45% Redwood TrustOutperform Votes42065.12% Underperform Votes22534.88% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RC or RWT? Ready Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Redwood Trust. Ready Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Redwood Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioReady Capital$81.15M15.08$339.45M-$0.70-10.37Redwood Trust$248.27M3.61-$2.27M$0.5512.31 Is RC or RWT a better dividend stock? Ready Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Redwood Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Ready Capital pays out -142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Redwood Trust pays out 130.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders believe in RC or RWT? 55.9% of Ready Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.3% of Redwood Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ready Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Redwood Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RC or RWT more profitable? Redwood Trust has a net margin of 9.35% compared to Ready Capital's net margin of -11.65%. Ready Capital's return on equity of 7.53% beat Redwood Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ready Capital-11.65% 7.53% 1.49% Redwood Trust 9.35%6.01%0.43% Which has more risk and volatility, RC or RWT? Ready Capital has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Redwood Trust has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryRedwood Trust beats Ready Capital on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyAI breakthrough about to upend industryEveryone is talking about AI right now. The talk has been endless ever since ChatGPT was released to the market in late 2022. You might think it’s way too late to invest in AI. But here’s the thing.I urge you to watch it now. Get Redwood Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RWT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RWT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricRedwood TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$895.45M$7.00B$10.99B$19.18BDividend Yield10.15%6.80%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio12.3142.8028.5441.28Price / Sales3.617.8248.6117.59Price / Cash11.5917.7930.3421.28Price / Book0.682.542.735.32Net Income-$2.27M$146.30M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-5.05%-3.82%-2.89%-3.54%1 Month Performance-4.78%-4.28%-2.86%-3.68%1 Year Performance-9.19%1.86%11.28%12.14% Redwood Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RWTRedwood Trust3.929 of 5 stars$6.77+2.0%$8.03+18.6%-7.8%$895.45M$248.27M12.31289News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRCReady Capital3.0418 of 5 stars$7.57+1.6%$9.11+20.3%-32.3%$1.28B$81.15M-10.77350Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.5399 of 5 stars$9.22+0.7%$9.63+4.4%-25.9%$1.27B$201.16M-9.96N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTWOTwo Harbors Investment3.3949 of 5 stars$11.92+0.7%$13.71+15.0%-16.3%$1.24B$-255,294,000.00-2.46100Dividend AnnouncementCIMChimera Investment4.5564 of 5 stars$15.23+1.0%$16.00+5.1%-6.2%$1.23B$419.93M4.5740Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust4.1292 of 5 stars$13.69+1.0%$15.17+10.8%-15.4%$1.19B$429.02M9.961Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.845 of 5 stars$10.93+1.0%$14.00+28.1%-10.1%$1.12B$605.60M6.81377ARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.8149 of 5 stars$19.15+0.1%$20.50+7.0%-0.7%$1.07B$145.72M8.21N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDXDynex Capital4.0183 of 5 stars$12.72+0.4%$13.56+6.6%-0.4%$1.01B$207.52M10.0622Positive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust2.8261 of 5 stars$6.52+0.2%$7.75+18.9%-31.8%$590.58M$340.15M-19.6770Gap DownIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital2.2218 of 5 stars$8.60+1.4%$10.00+16.3%-8.2%$522.28M$103.09M7.07N/ADividend AnnouncementNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RC Alternatives ARI Alternatives TWO Alternatives CIM Alternatives PMT Alternatives MFA Alternatives ARR Alternatives DX Alternatives NYMT Alternatives IVR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:RWT) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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