Financial Survey: AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) versus ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR)

ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and AGNC Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACRES Commercial Realty	31.78%	4.85%	1.20%
AGNC Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

40.0% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for ACRES Commercial Realty and AGNC Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACRES Commercial Realty	0	3	2	0	2.40
AGNC Investment	0	0	0	0	0.00

ACRES Commercial Realty currently has a consensus target price of $24.50, suggesting a potential upside of 28.88%. Given ACRES Commercial Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ACRES Commercial Realty is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and AGNC Investment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACRES Commercial Realty	$79.95 million	1.73	$29.27 million	$0.01	1,901.00
AGNC Investment	$1.80 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ACRES Commercial Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AGNC Investment.

Summary

ACRES Commercial Realty beats AGNC Investment on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACRES Commercial Realty

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the origination, holding, and management of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property in the United States. It invests in commercial real estate-related assets, including floating-rate first mortgage loans, first priority interests in first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. 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 Exantas Capital Corp. and changed its name to ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. in February 2021. ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uniondale, New York.