Analyzing Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) & Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT)

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) and Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bimini Capital Management has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.8% of Bimini Capital Management shares are held by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Bimini Capital Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone Mortgage Trust	8.75%	6.11%	1.08%
Bimini Capital Management	32.69%	56.67%	5.19%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Bimini Capital Management”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone Mortgage Trust	$1.36 billion	2.15	$109.57 million	$0.61	28.35
Bimini Capital Management	$16.89 million	1.43	$5.80 million	$0.60	4.00

Blackstone Mortgage Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Bimini Capital Management. Bimini Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackstone Mortgage Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Bimini Capital Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone Mortgage Trust	0	2	4	0	2.67
Bimini Capital Management	0	0	0	0	0.00

Blackstone Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $21.38, indicating a potential upside of 23.59%. Given Blackstone Mortgage Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Blackstone Mortgage Trust is more favorable than Bimini Capital Management.

Summary

Blackstone Mortgage Trust beats Bimini Capital Management on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blackstone Mortgage Trust

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company originates and acquires senior floating rate mortgage loans that are secured by a first-priority mortgage on commercial real estate assets. It operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company was formerly known as Capital Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in May 2013. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Bimini Capital Management

Bimini Capital Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Asset Management and Investment Portfolio. The Asset Management segment includes investment advisory services by Bimini Advisors to Orchid Island Capital, Inc. and Royal Palm Capital, LLC. The Investment Portfolio segment engages in investment activities conducted by Royal Palm Capital, LLC. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The company was formerly known as Opteum Inc. and changed its name to Bimini Capital Management, Inc. in September 2007. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Vero Beach, Florida.