Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Competitors

Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) and Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and valuation.

Is STWD or NLY a better dividend stock?

Starwood Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Starwood Property Trust pays out 174.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Annaly Capital Management pays out 176.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend STWD or NLY?

Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $22.21, suggesting a potential upside of 11.21%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus price target of $21.44, suggesting a potential downside of 0.83%. Given Starwood Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Starwood Property Trust is more favorable than Annaly Capital Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Starwood Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Annaly Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media prefer STWD or NLY?

In the previous week, Annaly Capital Management had 13 more articles in the media than Starwood Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Annaly Capital Management and 9 mentions for Starwood Property Trust. Starwood Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Annaly Capital Management's score of 1.38 indicating that Starwood Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Starwood Property Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Annaly Capital Management	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STWD or NLY?

Annaly Capital Management received 43 more outperform votes than Starwood Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.75% of users gave Starwood Property Trust an outperform vote while only 55.84% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Starwood Property Trust	Outperform Votes 440 68.75%	Underperform Votes 200 31.25%
Annaly Capital Management	Outperform Votes 483 55.84%	Underperform Votes 382 44.16%

Is STWD or NLY more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management has a net margin of 20.70% compared to Starwood Property Trust's net margin of 18.82%. Annaly Capital Management's return on equity of 14.95% beat Starwood Property Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Starwood Property Trust	18.82%	9.93%	1.00%
Annaly Capital Management	20.70%	14.95%	1.60%

Which has more risk and volatility, STWD or NLY?

Starwood Property Trust has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its share price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STWD or NLY?

Annaly Capital Management has higher revenue and earnings than Starwood Property Trust. Annaly Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starwood Property 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
Starwood Property Trust	$961.90M	7.01	$339.21M	$1.10	18.16
Annaly Capital Management	$1.20B	10.44	$1.00B	$1.59	13.60

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STWD or NLY?

49.8% of Starwood Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Starwood Property Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are owned 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.

Summary

Annaly Capital Management beats Starwood Property Trust on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.