Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. CM Finance (CMFN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends CMFN vs. GPMT, SPE, PTMN, UBFO, EARN, DOUG, PEBK, MPA, MRBK, and NNYShould you be buying CM Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CM Finance include Granite Point Mortgage Trust (GPMT), Special Opportunities Fund (SPE), Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), United Security Bancshares (UBFO), Ellington Credit (EARN), Douglas Elliman (DOUG), Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA), Meridian (MRBK), and Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund (NNY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. CM Finance vs. Granite Point Mortgage Trust Special Opportunities Fund Portman Ridge Finance United Security Bancshares Ellington Credit Douglas Elliman Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund Meridian Nuveen New York Municipal Value Fund CM Finance (NASDAQ:CMFN) and Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and community ranking. Is CMFN or GPMT a better dividend stock? CM Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 32.4%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. CM Finance pays out 71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Granite Point Mortgage Trust pays out -5.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has better earnings and valuation, CMFN or GPMT? CM Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Granite Point Mortgage Trust. Granite Point Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CM Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCM Finance$40.79M1.03$15.62M$1.392.22Granite Point Mortgage Trust$263.73M0.66-$63.20M-$3.86-0.90 Does the media prefer CMFN or GPMT? In the previous week, Granite Point Mortgage Trust had 6 more articles in the media than CM Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Granite Point Mortgage Trust and 0 mentions for CM Finance. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat CM Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Granite Point Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment CM Finance Neutral Granite Point Mortgage Trust Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMFN or GPMT? Granite Point Mortgage Trust received 47 more outperform votes than CM Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave CM Finance an outperform vote while only 57.70% of users gave Granite Point Mortgage Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCM FinanceOutperform Votes15960.00% Underperform Votes10640.00% Granite Point Mortgage TrustOutperform Votes20657.70% Underperform Votes15142.30% Is CMFN or GPMT more profitable? CM Finance has a net margin of -13.35% compared to Granite Point Mortgage Trust's net margin of -87.21%. CM Finance's return on equity of 11.75% beat Granite Point Mortgage Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CM Finance-13.35% 11.75% 5.97% Granite Point Mortgage Trust -87.21%0.95%0.27% Which has more risk and volatility, CMFN or GPMT? CM Finance has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.79, suggesting that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CMFN or GPMT? Granite Point Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.06%. Given Granite Point Mortgage Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Granite Point Mortgage Trust is more favorable than CM Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CM Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Granite Point Mortgage Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CMFN or GPMT? 44.5% of CM Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.6% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of CM Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Granite Point Mortgage Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGranite Point Mortgage Trust beats CM Finance on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new blockchain development…YES, I WANT THE #1 CRYPTO NOW Get CM Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMFN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCM FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$42.09M$5.34M$10.43B$8.82BDividend Yield14.22%N/A10.27%4.07%P/E Ratio2.22N/A43.2914.50Price / Sales1.037.853,449.1788.61Price / Cash4.89N/A30.5832.45Price / Book0.25N/A2.864.65Net Income$15.62M-$350,000.00$987.59M$224.84M CM Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMFNCM FinanceN/A$3.09+1.0%N/A-15.7%$42.09M$40.79M2.22N/AGPMTGranite Point Mortgage Trust3.7036 of 5 stars$3.36flatN/A-36.6%$167.86M$263.73M-0.8730Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSPESpecial Opportunities FundN/A$15.00+0.4%N/A+37.4%$167.06MN/A0.00N/APTMNPortman Ridge Finance1.9732 of 5 stars$17.75-0.8%N/A+7.9%$164.91M$76.32M47.9725Gap DownUBFOUnited Security Bancshares2.7484 of 5 stars$9.44+0.2%N/A+19.5%$163.18M$65.95M9.25120Positive NewsEARNEllington Credit1.4393 of 5 stars$6.33-0.6%N/A+9.3%$161.33M$42.55M5.65170Earnings ReportPositive NewsDOUGDouglas Elliman2.033 of 5 stars$1.84+2.2%N/A+18.7%$160.50M$955.58M-1.79957Gap UpPEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina2.7941 of 5 stars$28.85-1.7%N/A+8.6%$160.24M$94.78M9.78310Gap UpMPABlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality FundN/A$12.27+1.0%N/A+11.4%$157.40MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageMRBKMeridian4.6381 of 5 stars$14.15+1.2%N/A+9.4%$157.14M$168.55M14.01410Positive NewsNNYNuveen New York Municipal Value FundN/A$8.30-0.1%N/A+3.2%$156.98MN/A0.00N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GPMT Competitors SPE Competitors PTMN Competitors UBFO Competitors EARN Competitors DOUG Competitors PEBK Competitors MPA Competitors MRBK Competitors NNY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CMFN) was last updated on 11/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market NowTop "Sleeping Giant" Crypto In The Market Now We're looking at potential returns that could rewrite your fi...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMissed Nvidia? 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