Head to Head Review: Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) and Healthpeak Properties (NYSE:DOC)

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Claros Mortgage Trust and Healthpeak Properties”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Claros Mortgage Trust	$248.41 million	1.59	-$221.26 million	($2.65)	-1.06
Healthpeak Properties	$2.70 billion	4.65	$243.14 million	($0.05)	-361.72

Healthpeak Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Claros Mortgage Trust. Healthpeak Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Claros Mortgage Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Claros Mortgage Trust	-184.07%	-7.99%	-2.39%
Healthpeak Properties	-1.36%	-0.44%	-0.19%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.5% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.6% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Healthpeak Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Claros Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthpeak Properties has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Claros Mortgage Trust	3	0	1	0	1.50
Healthpeak Properties	1	6	6	0	2.38

Claros Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $3.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.33%. Healthpeak Properties has a consensus price target of $19.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Claros Mortgage Trust’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Claros Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Healthpeak Properties.

Summary

Healthpeak Properties beats Claros Mortgage Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Healthpeak Properties

Healthpeak Properties, Inc. is a fully integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) and S&P 500 company. Healthpeak owns, operates, and develops high-quality real estate for healthcare discovery and delivery.