COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP – Get Free Report) and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment (NYSE:CHMI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares COPT Defense Properties and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| COPT Defense Properties | 18.44% | 9.07% | 3.28% |
| Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment | -60.97% | 15.18% | 1.45% |
Dividends
COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. COPT Defense Properties pays out 99.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment pays out 1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| COPT Defense Properties | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
COPT Defense Properties currently has a consensus target price of $32.88, indicating a potential upside of 22.46%. Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.42%. Given Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment is more favorable than COPT Defense Properties.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
18.5% of Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of COPT Defense Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares COPT Defense Properties and Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| COPT Defense Properties | $753.27 million | 4.02 | $138.93 million | $1.23 | 21.83 |
| Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment | $34.58 million | 3.28 | -$34.79 million | $0.06 | 59.80 |
COPT Defense Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment. COPT Defense Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
COPT Defense Properties beats Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About COPT Defense Properties
COPT Defense Properties is a real estate investment trust. It acquires, develops, manages, sells, and leases out office properties and data centers. The firm operates through the following segments: Defense/Information Technology Locations, Regional Office, Wholesale Data Center, and Other. The company was founded on January 22,1988 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.
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.
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