Global Medical REIT (NYSE:XRN – Get Free Report) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Global Medical REIT and Claros Mortgage Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Global Medical REIT | $148.21 million | 3.23 | -$5.84 million | ($1.11) | -32.56 |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | $187.83 million | 1.83 | -$489.07 million | ($3.32) | -0.74 |
Profitability
This table compares Global Medical REIT and Claros Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Global Medical REIT | -6.06% | -2.19% | -0.73% |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | -267.14% | -19.34% | -6.27% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Global Medical REIT and Claros Mortgage Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Global Medical REIT | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Claros Mortgage Trust | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
Global Medical REIT presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.67%. Claros Mortgage Trust has a consensus target price of $2.92, indicating a potential upside of 19.29%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Global Medical REIT.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
57.5% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Global Medical REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk & Volatility
Global Medical REIT has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Global Medical REIT beats Claros Mortgage Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Global Medical REIT
Global Medical REIT Inc. (GMRE) is a net-lease medical office real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and acquires healthcare facilities and leases those facilities to physician groups and regional and national healthcare systems.
About Claros Mortgage Trust
Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust. It focuses on originating senior and subordinate loans on transitional commercial real estate assets in the United States. 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 incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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