Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT – Get Free Report) and Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Granite Point Mortgage Trust and Bimini Capital Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Granite Point Mortgage Trust | -31.24% | -15.52% | -4.80% |
| Bimini Capital Management | 34.35% | 63.32% | 4.15% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Granite Point Mortgage Trust and Bimini Capital Management, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Granite Point Mortgage Trust | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Bimini Capital Management | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Granite Point Mortgage Trust and Bimini Capital Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Granite Point Mortgage Trust | $131.73 million | 0.52 | -$41.15 million | ($1.16) | -1.25 |
| Bimini Capital Management | $16.89 million | 1.77 | $5.80 million | $0.58 | 5.13 |
Bimini Capital Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Granite Point Mortgage Trust. Granite Point Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bimini Capital Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
51.6% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Bimini Capital Management shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.71, meaning that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bimini Capital Management has a beta of 0.05, meaning that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bimini Capital Management beats Granite Point Mortgage Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Granite Point Mortgage Trust
Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc., a real estate investment trust, originates, invests in, and manages senior floating-rate commercial mortgage loans, and other debt and debt-like commercial real estate investments in the United States. The company provides intermediate-term bridge or transitional financing for various purposes, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, and refinancing, as well as a range of business plans, including lease-up, renovation, repositioning, and repurposing of the commercial property. 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 founded in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
About Bimini Capital Management
Bimini Capital Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Asset Management and Investment Portfolio. The Asset Management segment includes investment advisory services by Bimini Advisors to Orchid Island Capital, Inc. and Royal Palm Capital, LLC. The Investment Portfolio segment engages in investment activities conducted by Royal Palm Capital, LLC. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The company was formerly known as Opteum Inc. and changed its name to Bimini Capital Management, Inc. in September 2007. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Vero Beach, Florida.
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