The stock of Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (NYSE: CMTG) has increased by 3.81 when compared to last closing price of 2.89. Despite this, the company has experienced a -4.46% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-20 that Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:CMTG ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 20, 2025 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Anh Huynh – Vice President of Investor Relations Richard Mack – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Michael McGillis – President, Chief Financial Officer and Director Priyanka Garg – Executive Vice President, Portfolio and Asset Management Conference Call Participants Richard Shane – JPMorgan Doug Harter – UBS Jade Rahmani – KBW Chris Muller – Citizens JMP Thomas Catherwood – BTIG Operator Welcome to Claros Mortgage Trust Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Mary and I will be your conference facilitator today.
Is It Worth Investing in Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (NYSE: CMTG) Right Now?
CMTG has 36-month beta value of 1.58. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CMTG is 113.30M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CMTG on February 21, 2025 was 519.31K shares.
CMTG’s Market Performance
CMTG stock saw a decrease of -4.46% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -17.36% and a quarterly a decrease of -55.22%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.70%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.81% for Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (CMTG). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -8.09% for CMTG stock, with a simple moving average of -55.79% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CMTG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CMTG stocks, with UBS repeating the rating for CMTG by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for CMTG in the upcoming period, according to UBS is $6 based on the research report published on January 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CMTG reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for CMTG stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on September 20th, 2024.
CMTG Trading at -26.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CMTG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -69.39% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.81%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.70%, as shares sank -12.28% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -52.31% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CMTG fell by -4.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -67.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.26. In addition, Claros Mortgage Trust Inc saw -33.63% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CMTG starting from Mack Richard, who purchase 40,000 shares at the price of $6.90 back on May 29 ’24. After this action, Mack Richard now owns 2,591,853 shares of Claros Mortgage Trust Inc, valued at $276,000 using the latest closing price.
Siegel Jeffrey D, the of Claros Mortgage Trust Inc, purchase 5,000 shares at $7.23 during a trade that took place back on May 28 ’24, which means that Siegel Jeffrey D is holding 167,242 shares at $36,150 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CMTG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.29 for the gross margin
The net margin for Claros Mortgage Trust Inc stands at -0.36. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -3.93, with -1.13 for asset returns.
Based on Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (CMTG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.8. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.09.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 10.49 million with net debt to EBITDA at 33.63. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.35.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (CMTG) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
