Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.66 to $3.97
• 50-Day Range: $2.21 to $4.16
• 52-Week Range: $2.13 to $9.81
• Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Average Volume: 567,106 shs
• Market Capitalization: $524.70 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $4.31
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Claros Mortgage Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Claros Mortgage Trust scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 704th out of 950 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Claros Mortgage Trust has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.83, and is based on 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Claros Mortgage Trust has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Claros Mortgage Trust is -2.37, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Claros Mortgage Trust is -2.37, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Claros Mortgage Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.34% of the float of Claros Mortgage Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Claros Mortgage Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Claros Mortgage Trust has recently increased by 17.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Claros Mortgage Trust does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Claros Mortgage Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.34% of the float of Claros Mortgage Trust has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Claros Mortgage Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Claros Mortgage Trust has recently increased by 17.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.77

News Sentiment

Claros Mortgage Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.97 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Claros Mortgage Trust this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for CMTG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Claros Mortgage Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Claros Mortgage Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $547,930.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.40% of the stock of Claros Mortgage Trust is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

89.53% of the stock of Claros Mortgage Trust is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CMTG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CMTG shares performed this year?

Claros Mortgage Trust's stock was trading at $4.52 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CMTG stock has decreased by 16.7% and is now trading at $3.7650.
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How were Claros Mortgage Trust's earnings last quarter?

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CMTG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 19th. The company reported $0.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.03. The business earned $60.23 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.07 million. Claros Mortgage Trust had a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.72% and a negative net margin of 89.07%.

When did Claros Mortgage Trust IPO?

Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG) raised $106 million in an initial public offering on Wednesday, November 3rd 2021. The company issued 5,524,934 shares at a price of $18.65-$19.65 per share.

Who are Claros Mortgage Trust's major shareholders?

Claros Mortgage Trust's top institutional shareholders include Koch Inc. (10.85%), Koch Inc. (10.85%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.11%) and Wafra Inc. (1.87%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard Mack, Mike Mcgillis, Jeffrey D Siegel, Steven Leonard Richman and Vincent Tese.
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How do I buy shares of Claros Mortgage Trust?

Shares of CMTG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Claros Mortgage Trust own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Claros Mortgage Trust investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/19/2025
• Today: 3/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate
• Sub-Industry: Real Estate
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CMTG
• CIK: 1666291
• Web: www.clarosmortgage.com
• Phone: 212-484-0050
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.31
• High Stock Price Target: $6.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $2.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.59)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.94
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $6.03 million
• Net Margins: -89.07%
• Pretax Margin: -89.07%
• Return on Equity: 4.72%
• Return on Assets: 1.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.08
• Current Ratio: 25.67
• Quick Ratio: 20.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $97.78 million
• Price / Sales: 5.37
• Cash Flow: $1.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.59
• Book Value: $14.41 per share
• Price / Book: 0.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 139,363,000
• Free Float: 137,412,000
• Market Cap: $524.70 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62