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Best Mortgage REIT Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top mortgage reit stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best mortgage reit stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the reit - mortgage industry.

Industry: REIT - Mortgage

Overview Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast

Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Market Cap	Price	Price Target	Upside/Downside	Consensus	Analysts	Fore. Revenue Growth	Fore. Earnings Growth	Forecast ROE	Forecast ROA
LFT	LUMENT FINANCE TRUST INC	$136.96M	$2.62	$2.50	-4.58%	Strong Buy	1	3.86%	15.75%	8.21%	1.53%
RITM	RITHM CAPITAL CORP	$5.76B	$11.77	$12.92	9.75%	Buy	6	5.95%	26.46%	14.37%	2.51%
ABR	ARBOR REALTY TRUST INC	$2.73B	$14.46	$13.40	-7.33%	Sell	5	71.75%	15.31%	10.29%	2.21%
EARN	ELLINGTON CREDIT CO	$176.78M	$6.98	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	471.30%	329.63%	19.07%	2.98%
AGNC	AGNC INVESTMENT CORP	$8.10B	$10.35	$10.50	1.45%	Strong Buy	5	45.89%	390.70%	17.75%	1.93%
LADR	LADDER CAPITAL CORP	$1.56B	$12.20	$13.33	9.29%	Buy	6	6.12%	20.91%	11.28%	3.42%
LOAN	MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL INC	$59.71M	$5.22	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MFA	MFA FINANCIAL INC	$1.33B	$13.02	$13.50	3.69%	Buy	3	-33.82%	130.65%	7.83%	1.33%
CIM	CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORP	$1.28B	$15.86	$16.00	0.88%	Hold	1	-16.15%	-15.25%	4.91%	0.99%
DX	DYNEX CAPITAL INC	$952.52M	$12.75	$13.33	4.57%	Strong Buy	3	-83.07%	900.00%	10.22%	1.60%
MITT	AG MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST INC	$223.85M	$7.59	$8.25	8.70%	Strong Buy	4	-31.95%	-50.30%	6.25%	0.47%
KREF	KKR REAL ESTATE FINANCE TRUST INC	$852.80M	$12.30	$11.50	-6.50%	Strong Buy	4	-18.13%	575.00%	5.93%	1.16%
STWD	STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST INC	$6.40B	$20.20	$22.60	11.88%	Strong Buy	5	-2.76%	71.82%	9.65%	0.94%
PMT	PENNYMAC MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST	$1.23B	$14.19	$15.20	7.12%	Buy	5	-0.67%	-5.25%	8.02%	1.29%
REFI	CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$312.23M	$15.91	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	6.16%	-3.71%	13.48%	10.21%
ARI	APOLLO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$1.32B	$9.56	$10.00	4.60%	Hold	2	-35.86%	1,608.33%	6.55%	1.41%
RWT	REDWOOD TRUST INC	$1.06B	$8.05	$7.55	-6.21%	Buy	6	-51.36%	175.00%	7.96%	0.59%
ACR	ACRES COMMERCIAL REALTY CORP	$121.09M	$15.38	$15.50	0.78%	Buy	1	-49.39%	36.14%	2.85%	0.59%
TRTX	TPG RE FINANCE TRUST INC	$729.98M	$9.02	$9.20	2.00%	Buy	5	14.98%	N/A	7.31%	2.22%
TWO	TWO HARBORS INVESTMENT CORP	$1.45B	$14.02	$14.38	2.53%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	-31.06%	3.89%	0.67%
EFC	ELLINGTON FINANCIAL INC	$1.16B	$13.30	$13.75	3.38%	Strong Buy	2	-52.38%	13.22%	9.35%	0.96%
SILA	SILA REALTY TRUST INC	$1.38B	$25.13	$30.00	19.38%	Buy	1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AOMR	ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE REIT INC	$243.26M	$10.43	$12.75	22.24%	Buy	2	63.76%	-80.00%	11.58%	1.40%
ACRE	ARES COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE CORP	$411.07M	$7.54	$7.33	-2.75%	Hold	3	111.29%	N/A	-3.00%	-0.84%
SACH	SACHEM CAPITAL CORP	$120.95M	$2.55	$4.25	66.67%	Strong Buy	2	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CHMI	CHERRY HILL MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CORP	$106.48M	$3.54	$5.00	41.24%	Strong Buy	1	15.86%	N/A	12.18%	2.02%
AJX	GREAT AJAX CORP	$163.28M	$3.58	$6.00	67.60%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	8.09%	2.25%
IVR	INVESCO MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC	$486.25M	$8.87	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	19.03%	2.85%
NYMT	NEW YORK MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$598.73M	$6.61	$8.00	21.03%	Buy	3	-1.55%	N/A	7.27%	1.27%
RC	READY CAPITAL CORP	$1.30B	$7.71	$9.06	17.55%	Hold	4	1.74%	N/A	8.86%	1.73%
BXMT	BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$3.34B	$19.21	$19.75	2.81%	Buy	6	-16.36%	N/A	6.82%	1.20%
FBRT	FRANKLIN BSP REALTY TRUST INC	$1.10B	$13.40	$15.00	11.94%	Strong Buy	4	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
NLY	ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC	$10.25B	$20.45	$21.80	6.60%	Strong Buy	5	N/A	N/A	12.21%	1.46%
ARR	ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT INC	$1.01B	$20.76	$21.00	1.16%	Hold	1	N/A	N/A	19.95%	2.30%
GPMT	GRANITE POINT MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$145.46M	$2.87	$4.38	52.44%	Buy	2	N/A	N/A	-11.58%	-3.20%
NREF	NEXPOINT REAL ESTATE FINANCE INC	$280.60M	$16.07	$13.75	-14.44%	Hold	2	-82.48%	N/A	10.07%	0.50%
ORC	ORCHID ISLAND CAPITAL INC	$593.54M	$8.32	$9.50	14.18%	Strong Buy	1	N/A	N/A	1.15%	0.13%
CMTG	CLAROS MORTGAGE TRUST INC	$1.11B	$7.98	$9.00	12.78%	Hold	4	-8.95%	N/A	2.69%	0.77%
SUNS	SUNRISE REALTY TRUST INC	$101.39M	$14.64	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Mortgage REIT Stocks FAQ

What are the best mortgage reit stocks to buy right now in Sep 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best mortgage reit stocks to buy right now are:

1. Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT)

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) is the top mortgage reit stock with a Zen Score of 51, which is 24 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 27. It passed 19 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Lument Finance Trust has seen its stock return 24.76% over the past year, overperforming other mortgage reit stocks by 28 percentage points.

Lument Finance Trust has an average 1 year price target of $2.50, a downside of -4.58% from Lument Finance Trust's current stock price of $2.62.

Lument Finance Trust stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Lument Finance Trust, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) is the second best mortgage reit stock with a Zen Score of 48, which is 21 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 27. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Rithm Capital has seen its stock return 18.29% over the past year, overperforming other mortgage reit stocks by 22 percentage points.

Rithm Capital has an average 1 year price target of $12.92, an upside of 9.75% from Rithm Capital's current stock price of $11.77.

Rithm Capital stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Rithm Capital, 16.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 66.67% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR)

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) is the third best mortgage reit stock with a Zen Score of 45, which is 18 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 27. It passed 17 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Arbor Realty Trust has seen its stock lose -7.6% over the past year, underperforming other mortgage reit stocks by -4 percentage points.

Arbor Realty Trust has an average 1 year price target of $13.40, a downside of -7.33% from Arbor Realty Trust's current stock price of $14.46.

Arbor Realty Trust stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 5 analysts covering Arbor Realty Trust, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 20% have issued a Buy, 40% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 40% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the mortgage reit stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 32 mortgage reit stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 mortgage reit stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT)

Granite Point Mortgage Trust (NYSE:GPMT) has an annual dividend yield of 20.91%, which is 9 percentage points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 11.99%. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Granite Point Mortgage Trust's dividend payout ratio of -16.4% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR)

Invesco Mortgage Capital (NYSE:IVR) has an annual dividend yield of 18.04%, which is 6 percentage points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 11.99%. Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% four times in the last 10 years. Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Invesco Mortgage Capital's dividend payout ratio of -166.7% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) has an annual dividend yield of 16.95%, which is 5 percentage points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 11.99%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% five times in the last 10 years. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment's dividend payout ratio of -100% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Why are mortgage reit stocks up?

Mortgage reit stocks were up 1.28% in the last day, and up 2.19% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why mortgage reit stocks are up.

What are the most undervalued mortgage reit stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued mortgage reit stocks right now are:

1. Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM)

Rithm Capital (NYSE:RITM) is the most undervalued mortgage reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Rithm Capital has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Rithm Capital's stock has gained 18.29% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mortgage reit industry by 22 percentage points.

2. Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT)

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) is the second most undervalued mortgage reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Lument Finance Trust has a valuation score of 71, which is 45 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 26. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Lument Finance Trust's stock has gained 24.76% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mortgage reit industry by 28 percentage points.

3. Mfa Financial (NYSE:MFA)

Mfa Financial (NYSE:MFA) is the third most undervalued mortgage reit stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Mfa Financial has a valuation score of 57, which is 31 points higher than the mortgage reit industry average of 26. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Mfa Financial's stock has gained 19.89% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the mortgage reit industry by 23 percentage points.

Are mortgage reit stocks a good buy now?

41.18% of mortgage reit stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect mortgage reit stocks to rise by 6.92% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the reit - mortgage industry?

The average P/E ratio of the reit - mortgage industry is 12.44x.

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