TWO vs RYZ Comparison

Two Harbors Investment Corp is a real estate investment trust focused on investing in, financing, and managing residential mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, mortgage servicing rights, and commercial real estate. The majority of its investment portfolio is split between agency RMBS purchased from government-sponsored enterprises and nonagency RMBS. The company derives revenues mainly from its MSR and Agency RMBS portfolio, including servicing fee income, float income, and interest income, as well as mortgage loan origination activities established to support the MSR portfolio. Its investment portfolio is subject to market risks, mainly interest rate, basis, and prepayment risk. The majority of income is generated by available-for-sale securities.

Ryerson Holding Corp provides a metals service center, and value-added processor and is a distributor of industrial metals with operations in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. In addition to its North American operations, it conducts processing and distribution operations in China. It carries a full line of products in stainless steel, aluminum, carbon steel, and alloy steels and a limited line of nickel and red metals in various shapes and forms. The company has one operating and reportable segment, metals service centers. It derives substantially all of its sales from the processing and distribution of met. Geographically, the majority revenue is generated from the United States.