NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NREF) vs Redwood Trust, Inc. (RWT)

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. and Redwood Trust, Inc. are both Reit Mortgage companies. Redwood Trust, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $468.5M against $297.0M — 1.6× the size. Redwood Trust, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. trades at 6.7×. Redwood Trust, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 27.7% against −5.70%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. has the higher net margin (65.6% vs −0.09%) and the higher return on invested capital (1.31% vs −0.14%). Both pay a dividend; NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. yields more (19.5% vs 10.9%). Across the 20 metrics below, NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. leads on 16 and Redwood Trust, Inc. on 4.