Comparing New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMTL) & ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR)

ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR) and New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ:NYMTL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for ACRES Commercial Realty and New York Mortgage Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ACRES Commercial Realty	2	0	2	0	2.00
New York Mortgage Trust	0	0	0	0	0.00

ACRES Commercial Realty presently has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 73.51%. Given ACRES Commercial Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ACRES Commercial Realty is more favorable than New York Mortgage Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

40.0% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and New York Mortgage Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ACRES Commercial Realty	$79.95 million	1.26	$21.32 million	($1.12)	-12.61
New York Mortgage Trust	$273.96 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

ACRES Commercial Realty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New York Mortgage Trust.

Profitability

This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and New York Mortgage Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ACRES Commercial Realty	22.62%	2.42%	0.58%
New York Mortgage Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

ACRES Commercial Realty beats New York Mortgage Trust on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About ACRES Commercial Realty

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the origination, holding, and management of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property in the United States. It invests in commercial real estate-related assets, including floating-rate first mortgage loans, first priority interests in first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Exantas Capital Corp. and changed its name to ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. in February 2021. ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uniondale, New York.

About New York Mortgage Trust

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. acquires, invests in, finances, and manages mortgage-related single-family and multi-family residential assets in the United States. Its targeted investments include residential loans, including business purpose loans; structured multi-family property investments, such as preferred equity in, and mezzanine loans to owners of multi-family properties; non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS); agency RMBS; commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS); single-family rental properties; and other mortgage, residential housing, and credit-related assets. The company also qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in New York, New York.