New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMT – Get Free Report) and LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE:LXP – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.
Risk & Volatility
New York Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its stock price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LXP Industrial Trust has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
54.9% of New York Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of New York Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of LXP Industrial Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for New York Mortgage Trust and LXP Industrial Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
New York Mortgage Trust | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 |
LXP Industrial Trust | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
New York Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus target price of $7.75, indicating a potential upside of 36.93%. LXP Industrial Trust has a consensus target price of $11.25, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. Given New York Mortgage Trust’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe New York Mortgage Trust is more favorable than LXP Industrial Trust.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares New York Mortgage Trust and LXP Industrial Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
New York Mortgage Trust | $266.51 million | 1.94 | -$48.67 million | ($1.85) | -3.06 |
LXP Industrial Trust | $340.42 million | 8.38 | $30.38 million | $0.04 | 242.25 |
LXP Industrial Trust has higher revenue and earnings than New York Mortgage Trust. New York Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LXP Industrial Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares New York Mortgage Trust and LXP Industrial Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
New York Mortgage Trust | -36.43% | -1.98% | -0.26% |
LXP Industrial Trust | 9.50% | 1.51% | 0.80% |
Summary
LXP Industrial Trust beats New York Mortgage Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New York Mortgage Trust
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. acquires, invests in, finances, and manages mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets in the United States. Its targeted investments include residential loans, including business purpose loans; structured multi-family property investments, such as preferred equity in, and mezzanine loans to owners of multi-family properties; non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS); agency RMBS; commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); single-family rental properties; and other mortgage, residential housing, and credit-related assets. The company also qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About LXP Industrial Trust
LXP Industrial Trust (NYSE: LXP) is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on single-tenant industrial real estate investments across the United States. LXP seeks to expand its industrial portfolio through acquisitions, build-to-suit transactions, sale-leaseback transactions, development projects and other transactions.
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