Reviewing AMEN Properties (OTCMKTS:AMEN) and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI)

AMEN Properties (OTCMKTS:AMEN) and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AMEN Properties and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AMEN Properties	$3.68 million	7.04	$2.05 million	N/A	N/A
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	$49.99 million	2.30	-$34.79 million	($0.51)	-7.50

AMEN Properties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment.

Risk & Volatility

AMEN Properties has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

AMEN Properties pays an annual dividend of $40.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment pays out -117.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for AMEN Properties and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AMEN Properties	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	0	1	2	0	2.67

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.72%. Given Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment is more favorable than AMEN Properties.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

18.5% of Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.3% of AMEN Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares AMEN Properties and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AMEN Properties	55.79%	40.62%	33.57%
Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment	-6.85%	18.98%	1.92%

Summary

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment beats AMEN Properties on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AMEN Properties

AMEN Properties, Inc. owns oil and gas royalty and working interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. It holds interests in oil gas and gas royalties through its ownership of SFF Royalty, LLC; and 100% interests in SFF Production, LLC. The company was formerly known as Crosswalk.com, Inc. and changed its name to AMEN Properties, Inc. in October 2002. AMEN Properties, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

About Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation, a residential real estate finance company, acquires, invests in, and manages residential mortgage assets in the United States. It operates through Investments in RMBS (residential mortgage-backed securities) and Investments in Servicing Related Assets segments. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Farmingdale, New Jersey.