Santa Fe Financial (OTCMKTS:SFEF – Get Rating) and Angel Oak Mortgage (NYSE:AOMR – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Santa Fe Financial and Angel Oak Mortgage's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
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| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
| Santa Fe Financial | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Angel Oak Mortgage | -90.64% | 18.86% | 3.50% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
84.3% of Angel Oak Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.4% of Santa Fe Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Santa Fe Financial and Angel Oak Mortgage's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
| Santa Fe Financial | $43.16 million | 1.00 | -$2.97 million | N/A | N/A |
| Angel Oak Mortgage | $60.56 million | 5.08 | $21.11 million | ($3.53) | -3.49 |
Angel Oak Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings than Santa Fe Financial.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Santa Fe Financial and Angel Oak Mortgage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
| Santa Fe Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Angel Oak Mortgage | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
Angel Oak Mortgage has a consensus target price of $16.17, indicating a potential upside of 31.12%. Given Angel Oak Mortgage's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Angel Oak Mortgage is more favorable than Santa Fe Financial.
Summary
Angel Oak Mortgage beats Santa Fe Financial on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Santa Fe Financial
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Santa Fe Financial Corporation owns and operates a hotel under the Hilton San Francisco Financial District name located in San Francisco, California. The company operates through three segments: Hotel Operations, Real Estate Operations, and Investment Transactions. Its hotel property consists of 544 guest rooms and luxury suites, and related facilities, including a five level underground parking garage. The company also owns and operates a 27-unit and a 2-unit multi-family apartment complex located in Los Angeles, California, as well as owns approximately 2 acres of unimproved land for development in Maui, Hawaii. Further, it invests in instruments, corporate debt and equity securities, publicly traded investment funds, mortgage backed securities, securities issued by REIT's, and other companies, which invest primarily in real estate. The company was formerly known as Tri Financial Corporation and changed its name to Santa Fe Financial Corporation in September 1970. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Los Angeles, California. Santa Fe Financial Corporation is a subsidiary of The InterGroup Corporation.
About Angel Oak Mortgage
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Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc., a real estate finance company, focuses on acquiring and investing in first lien non- qualified mortgage loans and other mortgage-related assets in the United States mortgage market. 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. Angel Oak Mortgage, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
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