Chimera Investment (CIM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. As a mortgage REIT, it is distinct from companies that primarily own and operate physical properties.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.37 to $6.69
• 50-Day Range: $6.64 to $11.67
• 52-Week Range: $6.37 to $14.18
• Volume: 445,574 shs
• Average Volume: 961,942 shs
• Market Capitalization: $542.02 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 27.80%
• Price Target: $11.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chimera Investment Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chimera Investment scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 565th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chimera Investment has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Chimera Investment has a consensus price target of $11.33, representing about 75.6% upside from its current price of $6.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chimera Investment has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chimera Investment is -2.11, 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 Chimera Investment is -2.11, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chimera Investment has a P/B Ratio of 0.25. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.47% of the float of Chimera Investment has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chimera Investment has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chimera Investment has recently increased by 12.29%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Chimera Investment is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 26.59%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Chimera Investment has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.02

News Sentiment

Chimera Investment has a news sentiment score of 0.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Chimera Investment this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for CIM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -53% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Chimera Investment to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of Chimera Investment is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

48.44% of the stock of Chimera Investment is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/30 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/30 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/30/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CIM
• CIK: 1409493
• Web: www.chimerareit.com
• Phone: (888) 895-6557
• Fax: 212-696-9809
• Employees: 423
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Chimera Investment: $13.67
• High Price Target: $15.50
• Low Price Target: $11.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +112.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($3.06)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $230.50 million
• Net Margins: -19.11%
• Pretax Margin: -19.42%
• Return on Equity: 10.31%
• Return on Assets: 1.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.46
• Current Ratio: 0.05
• Quick Ratio: 0.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $821.34 million
• Price / Sales: 0.66
• Cash Flow: $2.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.47
• Book Value: $25.92 per share
• Price / Book: 0.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 83,710,000
• Free Float: 82,205,000
• Market Cap: $539.51 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.75