Critical Survey: Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (NYSE:AOMR) and ProGreen US (OTCMKTS:PGUS)

ProGreen US (OTCMKTS:PGUS) and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (NYSE:AOMR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

80.2% of Angel Oak Mortgage REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of ProGreen US shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Angel Oak Mortgage REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for ProGreen US and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ProGreen US	0	0	0	0	0.00
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	0	1	5	0	2.83

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT has a consensus target price of $11.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.04%. Given Angel Oak Mortgage REIT’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Angel Oak Mortgage REIT is more favorable than ProGreen US.

Profitability

This table compares ProGreen US and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ProGreen US	N/A	N/A	N/A
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	70.22%	-4.51%	-0.52%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ProGreen US and Angel Oak Mortgage REIT”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ProGreen US	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Angel Oak Mortgage REIT	$51.46 million	4.36	$33.71 million	$1.14	8.38

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT has higher revenue and earnings than ProGreen US.

Summary

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT beats ProGreen US on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ProGreen US

ProGreen US, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, focuses on agricultural operations and residential real estate development activities in Baja California, Mexico. The company was formerly known as ProGreen Properties, Inc. and changed its name to ProGreen US, Inc. in July 2016. ProGreen US, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in San Diego, California.

About Angel Oak Mortgage REIT

Angel Oak Mortgage REIT, Inc., a real estate finance company, focuses on acquiring and investing in first lien non- qualified mortgage loans and other mortgage-related assets in the United States mortgage market. It offers investment securities; residential mortgage loans; and commercial mortgage loans. The company 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. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.