Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG – Get Free Report) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCZ – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and AGNC Investment”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | $187.83 million | 1.38 | -$489.07 million | ($3.83) | -0.48 |
| AGNC Investment | $2.40 billion | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and AGNC Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | -354.13% | -19.70% | -6.52% |
| AGNC Investment | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Claros Mortgage Trust and AGNC Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
| AGNC Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $2.22, indicating a potential upside of 20.80%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than AGNC Investment.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
About Claros Mortgage Trust
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It focuses on originating senior and subordinate loans on transitional commercial real estate assets in the United States. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. As a result, it would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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