BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP – Get Free Report) and Plymouth Industrial REIT (NYSE:PLYM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of BrightSpire Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Plymouth Industrial REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for BrightSpire Capital and Plymouth Industrial REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| BrightSpire Capital | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.33 |
Dividends
BrightSpire Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. BrightSpire Capital pays out -62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plymouth Industrial REIT pays out 4,800.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BrightSpire Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares BrightSpire Capital and Plymouth Industrial REIT”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| BrightSpire Capital | $298.70 million | 2.77 | -$15.55 million | ($1.02) | -6.25 |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | $199.85 million | 4.26 | $13.66 million | $0.02 | 938.50 |
Plymouth Industrial REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightSpire Capital. BrightSpire Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plymouth Industrial REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares BrightSpire Capital and Plymouth Industrial REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| BrightSpire Capital | -69.35% | 9.44% | 2.79% |
| Plymouth Industrial REIT | 0.46% | 0.20% | 0.06% |
Risk and Volatility
BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.87, suggesting that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plymouth Industrial REIT has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Plymouth Industrial REIT beats BrightSpire Capital on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About BrightSpire Capital
BrightSpire Capital, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate (CRE) credit real estate investment trust in the United States and Europe. The company operates through Senior and Mezzanine Loans and Preferred Equity; Net Leased and Other Real Estate; and Corporate and Other segments. It focuses on originating, acquiring, financing, and managing a diversified portfolio of CRE debt investments consisting of first mortgage loans, senior loans, debt securities, mezzanine loans, and preferred equity investments, as well as net leased properties. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc. and changed its name to BrightSpire Capital, Inc. in June 2021. BrightSpire Capital, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Plymouth Industrial REIT
Plymouth Industrial REIT, Inc. (NYSE: PLYM) is a full service, vertically integrated real estate investment company focused on the acquisition, ownership and management of single and multi-tenant industrial properties. Our mission is to provide tenants with cost effective space that is functional, flexible and safe.
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