RITM vs. SBAC, ARE, VTR, ESS, MAA, SUI, DOC, AMH, KIM, and HST
Should you be buying Rithm Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rithm Capital include SBA Communications (SBAC), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Ventas (VTR), Essex Property Trust (ESS), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Sun Communities (SUI), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), Kimco Realty (KIM), and Host Hotels & Resorts (HST). These companies are all part of the "real estate investment trusts" industry.
Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.
44.9% of Rithm Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Rithm Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Rithm Capital has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, SBA Communications had 8 more articles in the media than Rithm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for SBA Communications and 3 mentions for Rithm Capital. Rithm Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.77 indicating that Rithm Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
SBA Communications received 238 more outperform votes than Rithm Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.67% of users gave Rithm Capital an outperform vote while only 67.39% of users gave SBA Communications an outperform vote.
Rithm Capital currently has a consensus target price of $12.32, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. SBA Communications has a consensus target price of $252.17, indicating a potential upside of 28.21%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Rithm Capital.
SBA Communications has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Rithm Capital's net margin of 19.77%. Rithm Capital's return on equity of 19.33% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.
Rithm Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SBA Communications. Rithm Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBA Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rithm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Rithm Capital pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SBA Communications 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. Rithm Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
SBA Communications beats Rithm Capital on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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