TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX) versus Active Power (OTCMKTS:PIOE) Head to Head Comparison

Active Power (OTCMKTS:PIOE) and TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE:TRTX) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Active Power and TPG RE Finance Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Active Power	0	0	0	0	0.00
TPG RE Finance Trust	0	0	2	1	3.33

TPG RE Finance Trust has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.05%. Given TPG RE Finance Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TPG RE Finance Trust is more favorable than Active Power.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Active Power and TPG RE Finance Trust”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Active Power	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
TPG RE Finance Trust	$153.12 million	4.88	$74.33 million	$0.65	14.62

TPG RE Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Active Power.

Profitability

This table compares Active Power and TPG RE Finance Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Active Power	N/A	N/A	N/A
TPG RE Finance Trust	21.09%	6.61%	1.89%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.1% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Active Power shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of TPG RE Finance Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TPG RE Finance Trust beats Active Power on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Active Power

P10 Holdings, Inc. is an alternative asset management investment firm. The firm’s purpose is to create long-term value by providing risk-adjusted returns through private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds. It focusses on long-term value creation in opportunities where it sees significant potential for sustainable profit growth. The company was founded by Joseph F. Pinkerton in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

About TPG RE Finance Trust

TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc., a commercial real estate finance company, originates, acquires, and manages commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate-related debt instruments in the United States. It invests in commercial mortgage loans; subordinate mortgage interests, mezzanine loans, secured real estate securities, note financing, preferred equity, and miscellaneous debt instruments; and commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations and commercial mortgage-backed securities secured by properties primarily in the multifamily, life science, mixed-use, hospitality, self storage, industrial, and retail real estate sectors. 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. TPG RE Finance Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in New York, New York.