CV (OTCMKTS:CVHL) & Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) Head-To-Head Comparison

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) and CV (OTCMKTS:CVHL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin BSP Realty Trust and CV’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	38.83%	8.86%	1.91%
CV	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and CV, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	0	1	3	0	2.75
CV	0	0	0	0	0.00

Franklin BSP Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.51%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than CV.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Franklin BSP Realty Trust and CV”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$210.45 million	3.89	$95.88 million	$0.80	12.54
CV	$25.67 million	N/A	-$18.15 million	N/A	N/A

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CV.

Risk & Volatility

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CV has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of CV 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.

Summary

Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats CV on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Franklin BSP Realty Trust

Benefit Street Partners operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). BSP earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). BSP’s investment strategy focuses on managing a portfolio of residential mortgage investments consisting almost exclusively of ARM Agency Securities. As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s securities consisted of Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale and Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity.

About CV

CV Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company. It owns finance platforms across various businesses, including small-ticket equipment financing and commercial real estate bridge lending. CV Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Newport Beach, California.