AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCO) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) Head-To-Head Contrast

AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCO) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) are both real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares AGNC Investment and Claros Mortgage Trust’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AGNC Investment	$386.00 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	$287.20 million	5.72	$112.06 million	($0.39)	-30.36

Claros Mortgage Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AGNC Investment.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AGNC Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	-16.13%	2.37%	0.68%

Dividends

AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays out -256.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

71.6% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for AGNC Investment and Claros Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AGNC Investment	0	0	0	0	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	1	5	0	0	1.83

Claros Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.02%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Summary

Claros Mortgage Trust beats AGNC Investment on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AGNC Investment

AGNC Investment Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency. The company funds its investments primarily through collateralized borrowings structured as repurchase agreements. It has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes, if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as American Capital Agency Corp. and changed its name to AGNC Investment Corp. in September 2016. AGNC Investment Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Claros Mortgage Trust

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. The company focuses on originating senior and subordinate loans on transitional commercial real estate assets in the United States. Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.