Sachem Capital (SACH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Sachem Capital Corp. operates as a real estate finance company in the United States. The company engages in the originating, underwriting, funding, servicing, and managing a portfolio of short-term loans secured by first mortgage liens on real property. It offers short term loans to real estate investors or developers to fund its acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation, development, and/or improvement of residential or commercial properties. 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 founded in 2010 and is based in Branford, Connecticut.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.74 to $1.95
• 50-Day Range: $2.41 to $4.54
• 52-Week Range: $1.74 to $4.64
• Volume: 618,065 shs
• Average Volume: 328,605 shs
• Market Capitalization: $84.46 million
• P/E Ratio: 29.68
• Dividend Yield: 17.97%
• Price Target: $4.25
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Sachem Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Sachem Capital scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Sachem Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Sachem Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 158.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Sachem Capital are expected to grow by 158.82% in the coming year, from $0.17 to $0.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Sachem Capital is 32.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.07.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Sachem Capital is 32.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 48.96.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Sachem Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.25. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Sachem Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.38. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.09% of the outstanding shares of Sachem Capital have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sachem Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sachem Capital has recently increased by 65.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Sachem Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 16.08%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Sachem Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Sachem Capital is 533.42%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Sachem Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 72.73% next year. This indicates that Sachem Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.09% of the outstanding shares of Sachem Capital have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Sachem Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Sachem Capital has recently increased by 65.81%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.48

News Sentiment

Sachem Capital has a news sentiment score of -0.48. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Sachem Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for SACH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Sachem Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Sachem Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 4.48% of the stock of Sachem Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 18.07% of the stock of Sachem Capital is held by institutions.

SACH Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SACH shares performed this year?

Sachem Capital's stock was trading at $3.78 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, SACH stock has decreased by 48.4% and is now trading at $1.95.
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How were Sachem Capital's earnings last quarter?

Sachem Capital Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:SACH) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 14th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.20. The company earned $15.15 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $16.14 million. Sachem Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 2.45% and a net margin of 8.56%.

Who are Sachem Capital's major shareholders?

Sachem Capital's top institutional investors include Bard Associates Inc. (1.21%), US Financial Advisors LLC (0.89%), Penserra Capital Management LLC (0.67%) and Darden Wealth Group Inc (0.24%). Insiders that own company stock include Brian A Prinz, Arthur L Goldberg, William C Haydon and Leslie Bernhard.
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How do I buy shares of Sachem Capital?

Shares of SACH 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.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Sachem Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Sachem Capital investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Energy Transfer (ET), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Arbor Realty Trust (ABR).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2024
• Today: 11/14/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/26 Dividend: 11/18/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/26/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSEAMERICAN
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Real estate investment trusts
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSEAMERICAN:SACH
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:SACH
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1682220
• Web: www.sachemcapitalpartners.com
• Phone: (203) 433-4736
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 29
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $4.25
• High Stock Price Target: $4.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +117.9%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 32.51
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.47
• P/E Growth: 0.25
• Net Income: $15.90 million
• Net Margins: 8.56%
• Pretax Margin: 10.02%
• Return on Equity: 2.45%
• Return on Assets: 0.92%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.10
• Current Ratio: 1.78
• Quick Ratio: 1.78

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $65.61 million
• Price / Sales: 1.41
• Cash Flow: $0.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.86
• Book Value: $5.07 per share
• Price / Book: 0.38

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 47,430,000
• Free Float: 45,307,000
• Market Cap: $92.49 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.73