Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. BXMT scored 65.0, NLY scored 70.0 — NLY leads.
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BXMT
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
REIT - Mortgage · Financial strength
58.7Fin
$10.74 · $1.8B
fundamentals as of
Strength gap
17.3
NLY leads
NLY
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
REIT - Mortgage · Financial strength
76Fin
$18.16 · $13.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthNLY+87.3%
Strongest balance sheetBXMT4.85
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Fundamentals, head-to-head
BXMT
NLY
17.0%C+
Yield
16.4%C+
+12.1%B+
Rev
+87.3%A
4.85D
D/E
7.38D
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
The companies
BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.
REIT - Mortgage · $10.74 · beta 0.96
Why now
REIT - Mortgage · market cap $1.8b. Down 48% from 52-week high of $20.67 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 7 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $17.43 (implying +62% upside).
Moat
Moat signals from the quantitative card are modest — profitability and capital efficiency are middle-of-pack. The thesis here depends on softer factors (switching costs, brand, distribution, regulatory protection) not captured by the quality-growth screen.
Risk
D/E 4.85 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 48% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Dividend payout 2350% of earnings on a 17.0% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
NLYAnnaly Capital Management, Inc.
REIT - Mortgage · $18.16 · beta 1.28
Why now
REIT - Mortgage · market cap $13.7b. Down 26% from 52-week high of $24.52 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +87% — in hypergrowth territory. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $23.36 (implying +29% upside).
Moat
Net margin 91% is exceptional — pricing-power territory rare outside premium software, branded staples, and specialty pharma. ROE 20% is above 15% — the equity base is compounding at a rate the market struggles to discount accurately.
Risk
D/E 7.38 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Common questions
Is NLY or BXMT the better stock?
NLY scores higher: NLY 70.0, BXMT 65.0 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
How are NLY and BXMT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.