Contrasting Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) & Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP)

Millrose Properties (NYSE:MRP) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Dividends

Millrose Properties pays an annual dividend of $0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays out -25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Millrose Properties and Claros Mortgage Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Millrose Properties	$434.01 million	9.83	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	$97.78 million	5.37	$6.03 million	($1.59)	-2.37

Claros Mortgage Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Millrose Properties.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Millrose Properties and Claros Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Millrose Properties	0	0	0	1	4.00
Claros Mortgage Trust	2	3	1	0	1.83

Millrose Properties currently has a consensus price target of $25.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.77%. Claros Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $4.31, suggesting a potential upside of 14.54%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Millrose Properties.

Profitability

This table compares Millrose Properties and Claros Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Millrose Properties	N/A	N/A	N/A
Claros Mortgage Trust	-89.07%	4.72%	1.35%

Summary

Claros Mortgage Trust beats Millrose Properties on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Millrose Properties

Millrose Properties, Inc. is a real estate investment and management company that focuses on acquiring, developing, and managing high-quality commercial properties. They are headquartered in Purchase, New York.

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.