CMTG vs. EXPI, EFC, MMI, FPH, REAX, AHH, CRESY, HOUS, BOC, and MLP
Should you be buying Claros Mortgage Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Claros Mortgage Trust include Exp World (EXPI), Ellington Financial (EFC), Marcus & Millichap (MMI), Five Point (FPH), Real Brokerage (REAX), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), Anywhere Real Estate (HOUS), Boston Omaha (BOC), and Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Claros Mortgage Trust vs. Its Competitors
Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Exp World (NASDAQ:EXPI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Exp World has higher revenue and earnings than Claros Mortgage Trust. Exp World is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Claros Mortgage Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $4.13, indicating a potential upside of 20.09%. Exp World has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.79%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Exp World.
Claros Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Exp World pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays out -13.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Exp World pays out -100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Exp World has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
In the previous week, Exp World had 2 more articles in the media than Claros Mortgage Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Exp World and 10 mentions for Claros Mortgage Trust. Claros Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Exp World's score of 0.67 indicating that Claros Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Exp World has a beta of 2.52, suggesting that its share price is 152% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Exp World has a net margin of -0.68% compared to Claros Mortgage Trust's net margin of -189.56%. Exp World's return on equity of -4.79% beat Claros Mortgage Trust's return on equity.
89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of Exp World shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 28.0% of Exp World shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Exp World beats Claros Mortgage Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CMTG) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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