Head-To-Head Review: AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT)

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) are both real estate companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

51.6% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for AGNC Investment and Granite Point Mortgage Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0	0	0	0	0.00
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	1	2	1	0	2.00

Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a consensus target price of $2.68, suggesting a potential upside of 98.03%. Given Granite Point Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Granite Point Mortgage Trust is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Profitability

This table compares AGNC Investment and Granite Point Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	-31.24%	-15.52%	-4.80%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AGNC Investment and Granite Point Mortgage Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AGNC Investment	$1.80 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Granite Point Mortgage Trust	$44.10 million	1.46	-$41.15 million	($1.16)	-1.17

AGNC Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Granite Point Mortgage Trust.

Summary

Granite Point Mortgage Trust beats AGNC Investment on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Granite Point Mortgage Trust

Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust, originates, invests in, and manages senior floating-rate commercial mortgage loans, and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments in the United States. The company provides intermediate-term bridge or transitional financing for various purposes, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing, as well as a range of business plans, including lease-up, renovation, repositioning, and repurposing of the commercial property. 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 founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.