Impac Mortgage (NYSE:IMH – Get Free Report) and Medalist Diversified REIT (NASDAQ:MDRR – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Impac Mortgage has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medalist Diversified REIT has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
12.5% of Impac Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of Medalist Diversified REIT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Impac Mortgage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Medalist Diversified REIT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Impac Mortgage | N/A | -1,309.14% | -37.12% |
Medalist Diversified REIT | -16.11% | -18.80% | -3.71% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Impac Mortgage and Medalist Diversified REIT, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Impac Mortgage | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Medalist Diversified REIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Impac Mortgage and Medalist Diversified REIT”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Impac Mortgage | $8.60 million | 0.96 | -$39.43 million | ($1.71) | -0.13 |
Medalist Diversified REIT | $10.17 million | 1.31 | -$4.57 million | ($1.84) | -6.50 |
Medalist Diversified REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Impac Mortgage. Medalist Diversified REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impac Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Medalist Diversified REIT beats Impac Mortgage on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Medalist Diversified REIT
Medalist Diversified REIT Inc. is a Virginia-based real estate investment trust that specializes in acquiring, owning and managing commercial real estate in the Southeast region of the U.S. The Company's strategy is to focus on commercial real estate which is expected to provide an attractive balance of risk and returns. Medalist utilizes a rigorous, consistent and replicable process for sourcing and conducting due diligence of acquisitions.
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