Lument Finance Trust (LFT) Competitors $2.62 +0.03 (+0.96%) Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.66 +0.04 (+1.33%) As of 01/31/2025 06:00 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 InterestTrends LFT vs. GMRE, PBT, NLOP, ANSC, AAM, EQV, BIOX, MSB, NETD, and PKSTShould you be buying Lument Finance Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lument Finance Trust include Global Medical REIT (GMRE), Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT), Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition (ANSC), AA Mission Acquisition (AAM), EQV Ventures Acquisition (EQV), Bioceres Crop Solutions (BIOX), Mesabi Trust (MSB), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (NETD), and Peakstone Realty Trust (PKST). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Lument Finance Trust vs. Global Medical REIT Permian Basin Royalty Trust Net Lease Office Properties Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition AA Mission Acquisition EQV Ventures Acquisition Bioceres Crop Solutions Mesabi Trust Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II Peakstone Realty Trust Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) and Global Medical REIT (NYSE:GMRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk. Is LFT or GMRE a better dividend stock? Lument Finance Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Global Medical REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Lument Finance Trust pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Global Medical REIT pays out -4,197.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media refer more to LFT or GMRE? In the previous week, Global Medical REIT had 2 more articles in the media than Lument Finance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Global Medical REIT and 1 mentions for Lument Finance Trust. Lument Finance Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Global Medical REIT's score of 0.01 indicating that Lument Finance Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lument Finance Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Global Medical REIT 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in LFT or GMRE? 19.5% of Lument Finance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Lument Finance Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend LFT or GMRE? Lument Finance Trust currently has a consensus target price of $2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Global Medical REIT has a consensus target price of $11.25, suggesting a potential upside of 43.22%. Given Global Medical REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Global Medical REIT is more favorable than Lument Finance Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lument Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Global Medical REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is LFT or GMRE more profitable? Lument Finance Trust has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Global Medical REIT's net margin of 3.23%. Lument Finance Trust's return on equity of 14.41% beat Global Medical REIT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lument Finance Trust18.19% 14.41% 1.98% Global Medical REIT 3.23%0.86%0.35% Which has more volatility and risk, LFT or GMRE? Lument Finance Trust has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LFT or GMRE? Global Medical REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Lument Finance Trust. Global Medical REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lument Finance Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLument Finance Trust$109.19M1.26$19.72M$0.367.29Global Medical REIT$141.05M3.72$20.61M-$0.02-392.55 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LFT or GMRE? Global Medical REIT received 168 more outperform votes than Lument Finance Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.86% of users gave Lument Finance Trust an outperform vote while only 63.74% of users gave Global Medical REIT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLument Finance TrustOutperform Votes11566.86% Underperform Votes5733.14% Global Medical REITOutperform Votes28363.74% Underperform Votes16136.26% SummaryGlobal Medical REIT beats Lument Finance Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$135.96M$6.95B$11.83B$20.14BDividend Yield12.31%7.86%5.77%3.65%P/E Ratio7.2940.7524.0035.43Price / Sales1.267.9127.4318.31Price / Cash6.7118.3718.3120.47Price / Book0.752.502.675.90Net Income$19.72M$152.17M$1.07B$1.02B7 Day Performance1.00%0.60%0.35%-0.56%1 Month Performance1.74%0.25%1.70%4.18%1 Year Performance8.02%5.60%14.82%16.86% Lument Finance Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LFTLument Finance Trust1.6797 of 5 stars$2.63+1.0%$2.50-4.8%+9.4%$135.96M$109.19M7.29600News CoveragePositive NewsGMREGlobal Medical REIT4.5121 of 5 stars$8.08+1.7%$11.25+39.3%-22.3%$539.41M$141.05M-403.5530Short Interest ↑PBTPermian Basin Royalty Trust0.8155 of 5 stars$11.22-3.9%N/A-24.2%$523.10M$29.10M14.39N/ANLOPNet Lease Office Properties2.4162 of 5 stars$31.82+2.0%$46.00+44.6%+28.5%$470.39M$160.91M0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ANSCAgriculture & Natural Solutions AcquisitionN/A$10.52+0.1%N/A+3.7%$453.62MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsAAMAA Mission AcquisitionN/A$10.15+0.2%N/AN/A$446.30MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEQVEQV Ventures AcquisitionN/A$10.01+0.1%N/AN/A$446.15MN/A0.00N/ABIOXBioceres Crop Solutions3.5506 of 5 stars$7.00-2.5%$12.13+73.1%-48.7%$439.22M$464.80M350.38500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageMSBMesabi Trust0.8793 of 5 stars$33.20+5.9%N/A+21.2%$435.62M$22.86M4.74N/AHigh Trading VolumeNETDNabors Energy Transition Corp. IIN/A$10.88+0.3%N/A+3.9%$414.75MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsPKSTPeakstone Realty Trust3.0583 of 5 stars$11.16+3.3%$15.00+34.4%-25.8%$406.07M$254.28M-9.4635Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Global Medical REIT Alternatives Permian Basin Royalty Trust Alternatives Net Lease Office Properties Alternatives Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Alternatives AA Mission Acquisition Alternatives EQV Ventures Acquisition Alternatives Bioceres Crop Solutions Alternatives Mesabi Trust Alternatives Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II Alternatives Peakstone Realty Trust Alternatives 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 (NYSE:LFT) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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