Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE:CLDT – Get Free Report) and Impac Mortgage (NYSE:IMH – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Chatham Lodging Trust has a beta of 1.82, meaning that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impac Mortgage has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Chatham Lodging Trust and Impac Mortgage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Chatham Lodging Trust | -0.99% | -0.39% | -0.24% |
| Impac Mortgage | N/A | -1,309.14% | -37.12% |
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Chatham Lodging Trust | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Impac Mortgage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Chatham Lodging Trust presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.10%. Given Chatham Lodging Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chatham Lodging Trust is more favorable than Impac Mortgage.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Chatham Lodging Trust and Impac Mortgage”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Chatham Lodging Trust | $311.11 million | 1.52 | $2.64 million | ($0.23) | -42.04 |
| Impac Mortgage | $8.60 million | 0.17 | -$39.43 million | ($1.71) | -0.02 |
Chatham Lodging Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Impac Mortgage. Chatham Lodging Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impac Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
88.4% of Chatham Lodging Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.5% of Impac Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.5% of Chatham Lodging Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Impac Mortgage shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Chatham Lodging Trust beats Impac Mortgage on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Chatham Lodging Trust
Chatham Lodging Trust is a self-advised, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused primarily on investing in upscale, extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. The company owns 39 hotels totaling 5,915 rooms/suites in 16 states and the District of Columbia.
About Impac Mortgage
Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of mortgage and real estate solutions. It operates through the following segments: Mortgage Lending, Real Estate Services, and Long-Term Mortgage Portfolio. The Mortgage Lending segment offers mortgage lending products through lending channels, retail, wholesale, and correspondent, and retains mortgage servicing rights and warehouse lending facilities. The Real Estate Services segment performs servicing and provides loss mitigation services for securitized long-term mortgage portfolio. The Long-Term Mortgage Portfolio segment is composed of residual interests in securitization trusts. The company was founded by Joseph R. Tomkinson in August 1995 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.
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