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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, STWD or NLY?

Starwood Property Trust has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Annaly Capital Management has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, STWD or NLY?

Starwood Property Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Annaly Capital Management. 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	$1.06B	6.34	$339.21M	$1.17	16.97
Annaly Capital Management	$3.73B	2.93	-$1.64B	-$0.07	-278.36

Is STWD or NLY more profitable?

Starwood Property Trust has a net margin of 18.82% compared to Annaly Capital Management's net margin of 2.59%. Annaly Capital Management's return on equity of 14.75% 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	2.59%	14.75%	1.57%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STWD or NLY?

Annaly Capital Management received 41 more outperform votes than Starwood Property Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.65% of users gave Starwood Property Trust an outperform vote while only 55.76% of users gave Annaly Capital Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Starwood Property Trust	Outperform Votes 438 68.65%	Underperform Votes 200 31.35%
Annaly Capital Management	Outperform Votes 479 55.76%	Underperform Votes 380 44.24%

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 9.7%. Annaly Capital Management pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Starwood Property Trust pays out 164.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Annaly Capital Management pays out -3,714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Annaly Capital Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor STWD or NLY?

In the previous week, Annaly Capital Management had 1 more articles in the media than Starwood Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Annaly Capital Management and 8 mentions for Starwood Property Trust. Starwood Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Annaly Capital Management's score of 0.84 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	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Annaly Capital Management	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STWD or NLY?

49.8% of Starwood Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Starwood Property Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Annaly Capital Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate STWD or NLY?

Starwood Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $22.25, indicating a potential upside of 12.09%. Annaly Capital Management has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%. Given Starwood Property Trust's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Annaly Capital Management	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Summary

Starwood Property Trust beats Annaly Capital Management on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.