Critical Survey: New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMTM) vs. Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG)

New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMTM) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares New York Mortgage Trust and Claros Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
New York Mortgage Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	-354.13%	-19.70%	-6.52%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for New York Mortgage Trust and Claros Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
New York Mortgage Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00
Claros Mortgage Trust	3	1	0	0	1.25

Claros Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $2.22, indicating a potential upside of 26.31%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than New York Mortgage Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares New York Mortgage Trust and Claros Mortgage Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
New York Mortgage Trust	$273.96 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	$187.83 million	1.32	-$489.07 million	($3.83)	-0.46

New York Mortgage Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Claros Mortgage Trust.

About New York Mortgage Trust

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. acquires, invests in, finances, and manages mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets in the United States. Its targeted investments include residential loans, including business purpose loans; structured multi-family property investments, such as preferred equity in, and mezzanine loans to owners of multi-family properties; non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS); agency RMBS; commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); single-family rental properties; and other mortgage, residential housing, and credit-related assets. The company also qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.