Chimera Investment (NYSE:CIM – Get Free Report) is one of 52 public companies in the “Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Chimera Investment to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Chimera Investment has a beta of 1.75, suggesting that its stock price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chimera Investment’s competitors have a beta of 1.21, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Chimera Investment and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chimera Investment | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Chimera Investment Competitors | 690 | 1987 | 2137 | 136 | 2.35 |
Chimera Investment currently has a consensus target price of $13.67, indicating a potential upside of 99.95%. As a group, “Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)” companies have a potential upside of 47.05%. Given Chimera Investment’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Chimera Investment is more favorable than its competitors.
Dividends
Chimera Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.3%. Chimera Investment pays out -58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)” companies pay a dividend yield of 16.9% and pay out -102.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Chimera Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Chimera Investment and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chimera Investment | $821.34 million | $230.50 million | -2.23 |
| Chimera Investment Competitors | $545.49 million | $157.00 million | 18.92 |
Chimera Investment has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Chimera Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Profitability
This table compares Chimera Investment and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chimera Investment | -19.11% | 10.31% | 1.54% |
| Chimera Investment Competitors | -13.10% | 7.62% | 1.04% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
48.4% of Chimera Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of shares of all “Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Chimera Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of shares of all “Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Chimera Investment competitors beat Chimera Investment on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Chimera Investment
Chimera Investment Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on residential mortgage-related assets. Its investments include residential mortgage loans and residential mortgage-backed securities, as well as commercial mortgage loans and other real estate-related assets. The company seeks to generate income from these assets and may hold them directly or through securitized investments. Its activities are tied primarily to the U.S. mortgage and housing markets. Founded in 2007, Chimera is headquartered in New York.
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