Chimera Investment (CIM) Competitors $14.19 +0.18 (+1.27%) Closing price 09/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.18 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 04:07 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CIM vs. NYMT, ARR, DX, EFC, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, RWT, and STWDShould you be buying Chimera Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chimera Investment include New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Dynex Capital (DX), Ellington Financial (EFC), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), Redwood Trust (RWT), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Chimera Investment vs. Its Competitors New York Mortgage Trust ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital Ellington Financial Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Redwood Trust Starwood Property Trust Chimera Investment (NYSE:CIM) and New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is CIM or NYMT a better dividend stock? Chimera Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. New York Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Chimera Investment pays out 117.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New York Mortgage Trust pays out 421.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chimera Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CIM or NYMT? 48.4% of Chimera Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.9% of New York Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Chimera Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of New York Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CIM or NYMT more profitable? Chimera Investment has a net margin of 21.93% compared to New York Mortgage Trust's net margin of 12.50%. New York Mortgage Trust's return on equity of 7.59% beat Chimera Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chimera Investment21.93% 7.28% 1.40% New York Mortgage Trust 12.50%7.59%0.69% Do analysts rate CIM or NYMT? Chimera Investment presently has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.25%. New York Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $7.92, suggesting a potential upside of 11.58%. Given New York Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe New York Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Chimera Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chimera Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33New York Mortgage Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to CIM or NYMT? In the previous week, New York Mortgage Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Chimera Investment. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for New York Mortgage Trust and 4 mentions for Chimera Investment. Chimera Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat New York Mortgage Trust's score of 1.32 indicating that Chimera Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chimera Investment 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive New York Mortgage Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, CIM or NYMT? Chimera Investment has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New York Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CIM or NYMT? Chimera Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New York Mortgage Trust. Chimera Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New York Mortgage Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChimera Investment$295.49M3.89$176.07M$1.2611.26New York Mortgage Trust$401.28M1.60-$62.03M$0.1937.34 SummaryNew York Mortgage Trust beats Chimera Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chimera Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CIM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CIM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChimera InvestmentREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.14B$1.54B$12.60B$21.33BDividend Yield10.44%12.52%5.43%3.49%P/E Ratio11.2614.72228.2829.16Price / Sales3.893.1531.5647.14Price / Cash5.0711.3019.0618.29Price / Book0.440.832.335.30Net Income$176.07M$79.73M$1.01B$998.51M7 Day Performance1.44%0.81%-0.37%-0.63%1 Month Performance4.06%3.72%3.19%4.90%1 Year Performance-7.27%-7.69%542.31%13.95% Chimera Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIMChimera Investment3.6411 of 5 stars$14.19+1.3%$15.50+9.2%-7.7%$1.14B$295.49M11.2640Positive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust4.1893 of 5 stars$7.22+2.3%$7.75+7.3%+10.0%$652.07M$401.28M38.0070Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastARRARMOUR Residential REIT2.7195 of 5 stars$15.32+1.2%$16.00+4.4%-24.1%$1.40B$550.95M-63.83N/AAnalyst ForecastDXDynex Capital3.3864 of 5 stars$12.62+1.0%$12.83+1.7%+0.9%$1.64B$319.53M16.1820News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastEFCEllington Financial3.1505 of 5 stars$13.65-0.8%$14.29+4.7%+3.8%$1.36B$136.41M11.00170Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastLADRLadder Capital4.7844 of 5 stars$11.64+0.9%$12.00+3.1%-5.7%$1.48B$506.84M16.6260News CoveragePositive NewsMFAMFA Financial2.903 of 5 stars$10.21+1.3%$12.07+18.3%-17.3%$1.05B$723.97M11.73350Analyst ForecastNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.1944 of 5 stars$21.18+0.9%$20.72-2.1%+6.7%$13.61B$4.84B20.97160Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeRITMRithm Capital4.2949 of 5 stars$12.39+0.9%$14.00+13.0%+5.2%$6.57B$5.21B9.536,045News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑RWTRedwood Trust3.5718 of 5 stars$6.12+1.6%$7.18+17.4%-17.1%$790.85M$945.16M-9.55300Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.7634 of 5 stars$20.28+0.8%$21.70+7.0%-1.5%$7.44B$1.95B18.61290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies New York Mortgage Trust Competitors ARMOUR Residential REIT Competitors Dynex Capital Competitors Ellington Financial Competitors Ladder Capital Competitors MFA Financial Competitors Annaly Capital Management Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors Redwood Trust Competitors Starwood Property Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CIM) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredNVIDIA's Worst Nightmare?$2 TRILLION Quantum Gold Rush While everyone fights over expensive AI stocks... 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