Comparing CV (OTCMKTS:CVHL) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT)

CV (OTCMKTS:CVHL) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for CV and Blackstone Mortgage Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CV	0	0	0	0	0.00
Blackstone Mortgage Trust	0	4	1	0	2.20

Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.49%. Given Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Blackstone Mortgage Trust is more favorable than CV.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CV	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blackstone Mortgage Trust	7.53%	4.06%	0.75%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of CV shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares CV and Blackstone Mortgage Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CV	$25.67 million	0.03	-$18.15 million	N/A	N/A
Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$1.77 billion	1.84	-$204.09 million	$0.62	31.39

CV has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blackstone Mortgage Trust.

Volatility and Risk

CV has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Blackstone Mortgage Trust beats CV on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CV

CV Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty finance company. It owns finance platforms across various businesses, including small-ticket equipment financing and commercial real estate bridge lending. CV Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Newport Beach, California.

About Blackstone Mortgage Trust

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company originates and acquires senior floating rate mortgage loans that are secured by a first-priority mortgage on commercial real estate assets. It operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company was formerly known as Capital Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in May 2013. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.