Great Ajax (AJX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Great Ajax Corp. operates as a mortgage real estate investment trust. It acquires re-performing and non-performing loans; acquires or originates small balance commercial mortgage loans that are secured by multi-family residential and commercial mixed use retail/residential properties; and invests in single-family and smaller commercial properties. The company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Great Ajax Corp. was incorporated in 2014 and is based in Tigard, Oregon.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: N/A
• 50-Day Range: $2.95 to $3.34
• 52-Week Range: N/A
• Volume: 224,800 shs
• Average Volume: 124,185 shs
• Market Capitalization: $137.17 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 7.89%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Great Ajax Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Great Ajax scored higher than 17% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Great Ajax.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Great Ajax are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.93) to $0.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Great Ajax is -0.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Great Ajax is -0.80, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AJX.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Great Ajax is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.89%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Great Ajax does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Great Ajax will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.54% next year. This indicates that Great Ajax will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.48

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AJX.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

1 people have searched for AJX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Great Ajax insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.30% of the stock of Great Ajax is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.60% of the stock of Great Ajax is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AJX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Great Ajax's earnings last quarter?

Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE:AJX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 21st. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.12) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.38) by $0.26. The real estate investment trust earned $12.35 million during the quarter. Great Ajax had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.35% and a negative net margin of 203.61%.

When did Great Ajax IPO?

Great Ajax (AJX) raised $93 million in an initial public offering on Friday, February 13th 2015. The company issued 5,800,000 shares at a price of $15.00-$17.00 per share. FBR, Sterne Agee and Nomura served as the underwriters for the IPO and Ladenburg Thalmann and MLV were co-managers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Great Ajax own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Great Ajax investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), AT&T (T), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), NVIDIA (NVDA), Verizon Communications (VZ), AGNC Investment (AGNC) and Pfizer (PFE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/21/2024
• Today: 5/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AJX
• CIK: 1614806
• Web: www.great-ajax.com
• Phone: (503) 505-5670
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($3.77)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-47,070,000.00
• Net Margins: -203.61%
• Pretax Margin: -203.33%
• Return on Equity: -8.35%
• Return on Assets: -1.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.08
• Current Ratio: 1.51
• Quick Ratio: 1.51

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $-89,729,000.00
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $10.06 per share
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 45,421,000
• Free Float: 44,376,000
• Market Cap: $137.17 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.88