Terreno Realty (NYSE:TRNO) & Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG) Head to Head Review

Terreno Realty (NYSE:TRNO – Get Rating) and Claros Mortgage Trust (NYSE:CMTG – Get Rating) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

54.8% of Claros Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Terreno Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Terreno Realty and Claros Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

Terreno Realty presently has a consensus target price of $74.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.70%. Claros Mortgage Trust has a consensus target price of $19.40, indicating a potential upside of 14.12%. Given Terreno Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Terreno Realty is more favorable than Claros Mortgage Trust.

Dividends

Terreno Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Claros Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Terreno Realty pays out 108.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Terreno Realty has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Terreno Realty and Claros Mortgage Trust’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Claros Mortgage Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Terreno Realty.

Summary

Terreno Realty beats Claros Mortgage Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

Terreno Realty Company Profile (Get Rating)

Terreno Realty Corporation and together with its subsidiaries, the Company) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, D.C. All square feet, acres, occupancy and number of properties disclosed in these condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned 219 buildings aggregating approximately 13.1 million square feet, 22 improved land parcels consisting of approximately 85.0 acres and one property under redevelopment expected to contain approximately 0.2 million square feet upon completion. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.

Claros Mortgage Trust Company Profile (Get Rating)

Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses primarily on originating senior and subordinate loans on transitional commercial real estate assets located in principal markets across the United States. The company is qualified as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, its net income would be exempt from federal taxation to the extent that it is distributed as dividends to shareholders. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.

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