Lument Finance Trust (LFT) Competitors $2.62 +0.03 (+0.97%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.64 +0.02 (+0.96%) As of 06:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LFT vs. GAMI, GMRE, VINP, CHCT, FPI, PKST, PBT, NLOP, ANSC, and EQVShould you be buying Lument Finance Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lument Finance Trust include GAMCO Investors (GAMI), Global Medical REIT (GMRE), Vinci Partners Investments (VINP), Community Healthcare Trust (CHCT), Farmland Partners (FPI), Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT), Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition (ANSC), and EQV Ventures Acquisition (EQV). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Lument Finance Trust vs. GAMCO Investors Global Medical REIT Vinci Partners Investments Community Healthcare Trust Farmland Partners Peakstone Realty Trust Permian Basin Royalty Trust Net Lease Office Properties Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition EQV Ventures Acquisition GAMCO Investors (NYSE:GAMI) and Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GAMI or LFT? 3.3% of GAMCO Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Lument Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 81.2% of GAMCO Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Lument Finance Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is GAMI or LFT more profitable? GAMCO Investors has a net margin of 27.86% compared to Lument Finance Trust's net margin of 18.19%. GAMCO Investors' return on equity of 36.01% beat Lument Finance Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GAMCO Investors27.86% 36.01% 23.05% Lument Finance Trust 18.19%14.41%1.98% Is GAMI or LFT a better dividend stock? GAMCO Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Lument Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. GAMCO Investors pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lument Finance Trust pays out 91.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GAMI or LFT? GAMCO Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Lument Finance Trust. Lument Finance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GAMCO Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGAMCO Investors$231.40M2.41$64.46M$2.648.73Lument Finance Trust$34.86M3.92$19.72M$0.357.46 Which has more risk & volatility, GAMI or LFT? GAMCO Investors has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lument Finance Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GAMI or LFT? Lument Finance Trust has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.21%. Given Lument Finance Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lument Finance Trust is more favorable than GAMCO Investors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GAMCO Investors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Lument Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer GAMI or LFT? In the previous week, Lument Finance Trust had 3 more articles in the media than GAMCO Investors. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lument Finance Trust and 2 mentions for GAMCO Investors. Lument Finance Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat GAMCO Investors' score of 0.59 indicating that Lument Finance Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment GAMCO Investors 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lument Finance Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GAMI or LFT? Lument Finance Trust received 115 more outperform votes than GAMCO Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGAMCO InvestorsN/AN/ALument Finance TrustOutperform Votes11566.47% Underperform Votes5833.53% SummaryLument Finance Trust beats GAMCO Investors on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Lument Finance Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LFT 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 NYSE 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 LFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLument Finance TrustReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$136.53M$6.97B$11.15B$19.07BDividend Yield11.64%6.72%5.41%3.78%P/E Ratio7.2560.6722.2131.79Price / Sales3.926.7925.4025.62Price / Cash7.0717.3217.6217.54Price / Book0.741.692.644.40Net Income$19.72M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-5.26%-2.33%-2.58%-4.48%1 Month Performance-4.04%-5.20%493.52%-4.88%1 Year Performance5.67%6.16%534.72%0.51% Lument Finance Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LFTLument Finance Trust1.5654 of 5 stars$2.62+1.0%$2.50-4.4%+3.3%$136.79M$34.86M7.26600Ex-DividendAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsGAMIGAMCO InvestorsN/A$23.70-1.6%N/A+8.7%$574.01M$231.40M8.98170Positive NewsGMREGlobal Medical REIT4.3649 of 5 stars$8.44+0.8%$11.25+33.4%+1.2%$564.06M$138.41M-421.5430Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVINPVinci Partners Investments4.0656 of 5 stars$10.40+0.6%$13.50+29.8%-9.2%$559.30M$600.78M16.77240News CoverageCHCTCommunity Healthcare Trust1.8321 of 5 stars$18.28+0.4%$21.25+16.3%-29.7%$517.90M$115.79M-79.4630News CoveragePositive NewsFPIFarmland Partners2.2062 of 5 stars$11.06+1.0%N/A+2.6%$507.36M$58.23M11.0630Positive NewsPKSTPeakstone Realty Trust2.4154 of 5 stars$13.25+0.5%$15.00+13.2%-14.4%$487.00M$228.07M-47.3235Ex-DividendNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPBTPermian Basin Royalty Trust1.5122 of 5 stars$10.38+3.1%N/A-17.1%$483.80M$27.11M13.31N/AEx-DividendPositive NewsGap DownNLOPNet Lease Office Properties1.7449 of 5 stars$31.01+1.2%$46.00+48.3%+33.8%$459.37M$142.25M-5.01N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsANSCAgriculture & Natural Solutions AcquisitionN/A$10.63-0.1%N/A+4.9%$458.42MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsEQVEQV Ventures AcquisitionN/A$10.06flatN/AN/A$448.39MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GAMCO Investors Alternatives Global Medical REIT Alternatives Vinci Partners Investments Alternatives Community Healthcare Trust Alternatives Farmland Partners Alternatives Peakstone Realty Trust Alternatives Permian Basin Royalty Trust Alternatives Net Lease Office Properties Alternatives Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Alternatives EQV Ventures Acquisition Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LFT) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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