Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM – Get Free Report) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Blackstone Mortgage Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Bimini Capital Management | $16.89 million | 1.49 | $5.80 million | $0.60 | 4.17 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | $1.36 billion | 2.25 | $109.57 million | $0.61 | 29.63 |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Bimini Capital Management and Blackstone Mortgage Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Bimini Capital Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.67 |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $21.38, indicating a potential upside of 18.26%. Given Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blackstone Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Bimini Capital Management.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.8% of Bimini Capital Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Bimini Capital Management | 32.69% | 56.67% | 5.19% |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | 8.75% | 6.11% | 1.08% |
Risk and Volatility
Bimini Capital Management has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Blackstone Mortgage Trust beats Bimini Capital Management on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Bimini Capital Management
Bimini Capital Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Asset Management and Investment Portfolio. The Asset Management segment includes investment advisory services by Bimini Advisors to Orchid Island Capital, Inc. and Royal Palm Capital, LLC. The Investment Portfolio segment engages in investment activities conducted by Royal Palm Capital, LLC. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The company was formerly known as Opteum Inc. and changed its name to Bimini Capital Management, Inc. in September 2007. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Vero Beach, Florida.
About Blackstone Mortgage Trust
Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company originates and acquires senior floating rate mortgage loans that are secured by a first-priority mortgage on commercial real estate assets. It operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company was formerly known as Capital Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in May 2013. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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