Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG – Get Free Report) and Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCT – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Risk & Volatility
Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | $248.41 million | 1.96 | -$221.26 million | ($2.65) | -1.31 |
| Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation | $124.51 million | 0.02 | -$25.17 million | ($107.69) | -0.04 |
Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Claros Mortgage Trust. Claros Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Claros Mortgage Trust and Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $3.33, suggesting a potential downside of 3.77%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.3% of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation shares are held 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.
Profitability
This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | -184.07% | -7.99% | -2.39% |
| Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation | -32.71% | N/A | -4.29% |
Summary
Claros Mortgage Trust beats Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Creative Media & Community Trust Corporation
Creative Media & Community Trust Corp. is a real estate investment trust that seeks to own, operate, and develop premier multifamily and creative office assets in vibrant and emerging communities throughout the United States. It operates through the following segments: Office, Hotel, and Lending. The Office segment consists of the rental of office space and other tenant services, including tenant reimbursements, parking, and storage space rental. The Hotel segment involves the operation of hotel properties. The Lending segment focuses on loans to small businesses. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.
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