TPTS vs STWD vs LADR Stock Comparison

Terra Property Trust, Starwood Property Trust and Ladder Capital Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LADR Ladder Capital Corp
$9.15 +5.3% 1M -14.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$72.65M
Div. yield
10.05%
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Starwood Property Trust leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Starwood Property Trust 6, Ladder Capital 5, Terra Property Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTPTSSTWDLADRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $316.18M $4.78B $1.15B STWD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.7x 20.7x 11.5x LADR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.5x 8.9x LADR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -50.3% +11.8% -33.3% STWD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -164.0% 11.4% 136.2% LADR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -6.8% 7.0% 5.6% STWD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -8.8x 7.5x 11.6x TPTS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 14.90% 10.05% STWD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — -30.2% -14.4% LADR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -13.1%/yr -5.7%/yr LADR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.8% 20.5% 21.8% STWD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 43/100 41/100 STWD

Percentile Scorecard

TPTSSTWDLADR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTPTSSTWDLADR
Valuation 6 #158 of 168 54 #78 of 168 37 #107 of 168
Growth 12 #143 of 163 42 #95 of 163 46 #88 of 163
Profitability 9 #140 of 154 50 #78 of 154 61 #61 of 154
Financial Health 60 #65 of 161 33 #108 of 161 23 #125 of 161
Shareholder Returns 2 #134 of 136 38 #85 of 136 39 #83 of 136
Overall 18 43 41
  • TPTS ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • STWD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • LADR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTPTSSTWDLADRSPY
1 month -10.4%-0.3%+5.3% -5.9%
3 months -21.3%-19.1%-4.2% -4.6%
6 months —-28.6%-10.8% +0.2%
Year to date —-28.4%-16.7% +7.5%
1 year —-30.2%-14.4% +8.2%
3 years —-30.9%-12.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year —-11.6%-4.5% +19.0%
5 years —-50.5%-25.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-13.1%-5.7% +9.4%
10 years —-41.5%-30.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-5.2%-3.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTPTSSTWDLADRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.8%20.5%21.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.6%21.2%22.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.520.290.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —-1.47-0.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.3%-54.4%-32.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.1%-30.7%-19.9% -5.9%
52-week high $21.70$18.61$11.42 $779.14
52-week low $12.30$11.98$8.52 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTPTSSTWDLADR
P/E now vs peer median -8.7xmedian 11.9x 20.7xmedian 11.9x 11.5xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 2.7x 2.4xmedian 2.7x 15.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -36.2xmedian 12.1x 10.1xmedian 12.1x 14.7xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -262.8xmedian 5.4x -12.0xmedian 5.4x 14.7xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 0.34 -0.70median 0.34 -1.02median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTPTSSTWDLADR
Revenue $22.17M $2.01B $72.65M
Operating income -$16.77M – –
Net income -$36.36M $264.72M $98.91M
Free cash flow -$1.20M -$397.40M $78.51M
EPS (diluted) $-1.49 $0.62 $0.79
Cash & equivalents $9.70M $367.59M $41.78M
Total debt $111.42M $14.00B $4.35B
Shares (diluted) 24.34M 366.73M 124.89M
Enterprise value $250.94M $3.68B $1.00B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTPTSSTWDLADR
P/E -8.7x 20.7x 11.5x
P/FCF -262.8x -12.0x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow -262.8x 4.4x 13.1x
P/S 14.3x 2.4x 15.9x
P/B 2.5x 0.7x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -36.2x 10.1x 14.7x
EV/EBIT -24.9x 11.2x 16.7x
EV/Revenue 18.9x 9.2x 75.1x
EV/FCF -347.3x -46.3x 69.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -347.3x 16.9x 62.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 -0.70 -1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTPTSSTWDLADR
Revenue growth (1Y) -50.3% 11.8% -33.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -30.3% 2.7% -22.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -20,547% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -76.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.3% -33.4% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.6% -26.8% -14.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -7.3% -43.3% 25.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -11.6% -29.7% -11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -119.8% 58.3% 574.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 76.6% -20.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -119.8% -160.2% 455.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 69.7% -5.4% -23.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTPTSSTWDLADR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -52.1% 90.6% 512.5%
Operating margin -75.7% – –
Pretax margin -120.2% 14.9% 140.9%
Net margin -164.0% 11.4% 136.2%
FCF margin -5.4% -19.8% 108.1%
Operating cash flow margin -5.4% 54.3% 120.7%
Return on equity -21.4% 3.8% 6.8%
Return on assets -10.3% 0.4% 1.7%
Return on invested capital -6.8% 7.0% 5.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 4.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.7% 33.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTPTSSTWDLADR
Debt / assets 44.6% 22.9% 71.9%
Debt / equity 0.9x 2.1x 3.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -8.8x 7.5x 11.6x
Debt / FCF -92.6x -35.2x 55.4x
Liabilities / assets 49.3% 88.8% 75.8%
Equity / assets 50.7% 11.2% 24.2%
Interest coverage -1.8x 1.2x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTPTSSTWDLADR
Dividend yield – 14.9% 10.1%
Net buyback yield – -10.6% 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.3% 12.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) -15.5% 264.4% 118.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -466.9% -176.1% 148.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) -65.5% 9.2% -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -31.8% 5.4% 0.1%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTPTSSTWDLADR
Forward P/E – 9.5xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.36FY2026 $1.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -19.5%FY2026 +22.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.4% +10.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.99BFY2026 $287.80MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.4%FY2026 +33.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +22.4% -10.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTPTSSTWDLADR
Held by institutions – 50.0% 63.6%
Institutions holding – 518 221
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.0% +4.9%
Institutions buying – 256 118
Institutions selling – 163 62
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.90

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TPTSSTWDLADR
TPTS 1.00 0.26 0.22
STWD 0.26 1.00 0.67
LADR 0.22 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TPTS, STWD and LADR?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Terra Property Trust (TPTS) $316.18M, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) $4.78B, Ladder Capital (LADR) $1.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, TPTS, STWD and LADR?

Ladder Capital (LADR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -8.7x, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.7x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ladder Capital (LADR) is cheapest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 9.5x, Ladder Capital (LADR) 8.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -50.3%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) +11.8%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -33.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ladder Capital (LADR) has the highest net margin (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -164.0%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 11.4%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 136.2%). On return on invested capital, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) leads (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) -6.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 7.0%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ladder Capital (LADR) returned the most: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -30.2%, Ladder Capital (LADR) -14.4%. Over five years, Ladder Capital (LADR) compounded fastest (Starwood Property Trust (STWD) -13.1%/yr, Ladder Capital (LADR) -5.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has the highest dividend yield: Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 14.90%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 10.05%. Terra Property Trust (TPTS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) has been the steadiest (Terra Property Trust (TPTS) 41.8%, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) 20.5%, Ladder Capital (LADR) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TPTS, STWD and LADR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Starwood Property Trust (STWD) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.