Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG) Competitors

Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer CMTG or TSLX?

In the previous week, Claros Mortgage Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Sixth Street Specialty Lending. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Claros Mortgage Trust and 4 mentions for Sixth Street Specialty Lending. Claros Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Sixth Street Specialty Lending's score of 0.85 indicating that Claros Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Claros Mortgage Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sixth Street Specialty Lending	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CMTG or TSLX?

89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CMTG or TSLX more profitable?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a net margin of 38.67% compared to Claros Mortgage Trust's net margin of -89.07%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending's return on equity of 13.47% beat Claros Mortgage Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Claros Mortgage Trust	-89.07%	4.72%	1.35%
Sixth Street Specialty Lending	38.67%	13.47%	6.17%

Which has more volatility & risk, CMTG or TSLX?

Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.62, suggesting that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CMTG or TSLX?

Claros Mortgage Trust currently has a consensus target price of $4.31, suggesting a potential upside of 7.54%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a consensus target price of $23.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.48%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Sixth Street Specialty Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Claros Mortgage Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Sixth Street Specialty Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Is CMTG or TSLX a better dividend stock?

Claros Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays out -25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sixth Street Specialty Lending pays out 90.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Claros Mortgage Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CMTG or TSLX?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending received 383 more outperform votes than Claros Mortgage Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.78% of users gave Sixth Street Specialty Lending an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave Claros Mortgage Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Claros Mortgage Trust	Outperform Votes 7 16.67%	Underperform Votes 35 83.33%
Sixth Street Specialty Lending	Outperform Votes 390 66.78%	Underperform Votes 194 33.22%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CMTG or TSLX?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Claros Mortgage Trust. Claros Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sixth Street Specialty Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Claros Mortgage Trust	$97.78M	5.72	$6.03M	-$1.59	-2.52
Sixth Street Specialty Lending	$252.97M	8.37	$220.02M	$2.03	11.14

Summary

Sixth Street Specialty Lending beats Claros Mortgage Trust on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.