Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:FRIVF – Get Rating) and Western Asset Mortgage Capital (NYSE:WMC – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust and Western Asset Mortgage Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Get Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust alerts:| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Western Asset Mortgage Capital | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust presently has a consensus target price of $7.40, indicating a potential upside of 781.16%. Western Asset Mortgage Capital has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 98.86%. Given Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust is more favorable than Western Asset Mortgage Capital.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust and Western Asset Mortgage Capital's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A | $1.36 | 0.62 |
| Western Asset Mortgage Capital | -$63.34 million | -0.84 | -$89.08 million | ($14.78) | -0.60 |
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Western Asset Mortgage Capital. Western Asset Mortgage Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust and Western Asset Mortgage Capital's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Western Asset Mortgage Capital | -56.12% | 5.89% | 0.28% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
27.7% of Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Western Asset Mortgage Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Western Asset Mortgage Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust beats Western Asset Mortgage Capital on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust
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Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust is a holding company, which engages in the acquisition and management of real estate properties. Its portfolio of properties include Fortune Metropolis, Laguna Plaza, Centre de Laguna, Hampton Loft, Fortune City One, Ma On Shan Plaza, Metro Town, Jubilee Square, Fortune Kingswood, Belvedere Square, Waldorf Avenue, Smartland, Tsing Yi Square, Lido Avenue, Rhine Avenue, and Caribbean Square. The company was founded on July 4, 2003 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.
About Western Asset Mortgage Capital
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Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. operates as a real estate investment trust, which engages in the management of a diversified portfolio of assets. It focuses on investing in financing, and managing real estate related securities, whole loans, and other financial assets. The company was founded on June 3, 2009 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.
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