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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for ACRES Commercial Realty and AGNC Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and AGNC Investment”s gross 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

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

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.