Head-To-Head Comparison: Bellway (OTC:BLWYY) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG)

Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Bellway (OTC:BLWYY) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and Bellway’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Claros Mortgage Trust	-89.07%	4.72%	1.35%
Bellway	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and Bellway”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Claros Mortgage Trust	$97.78 million	5.37	$6.03 million	($1.59)	-2.37
Bellway	$3.00 billion	1.25	$164.33 million	N/A	N/A

Bellway has higher revenue and earnings than Claros Mortgage Trust.

Risk and Volatility

Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bellway has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Claros Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Bellway pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays out -25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Claros Mortgage Trust and Bellway, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Claros Mortgage Trust	2	3	1	0	1.83
Bellway	0	0	0	1	4.00

Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $4.31, suggesting a potential upside of 14.54%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Bellway.

Summary

Claros Mortgage Trust beats Bellway on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Claros Mortgage Trust

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It focuses on originating senior and subordinate loans on transitional commercial real estate assets in the United States. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. As a result, it would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Bellway

Bellway p.l.c., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the home building business in the United Kingdom. The company builds and sells homes ranging from one-bedroom apartments to six-bedroom family homes, as well as provides homes to housing associations for social housing. It offers homes under Bellway, Ashberry, and Bellway London brands. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.