Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT – Get Free Report) and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
Profitability
This table compares Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | -7.98% | 10.16% | 1.84% |
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance | 63.27% | 13.29% | 10.10% |
Dividends
Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays out -208.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Blackstone Mortgage Trust | $2.04 billion | 1.59 | $246.55 million | ($0.90) | -20.74 |
| Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance | $55.17 million | 5.45 | $38.71 million | $1.99 | 7.91 |
Blackstone Mortgage Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. Blackstone Mortgage Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility and Risk
Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats Blackstone Mortgage Trust on 11 of the 17 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 Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate finance company in the United States. The company engages in originating, structuring, and investing in first mortgage loans and alternative structured financings secured by commercial real estate properties. Its portfolio primarily includes offers senior loans to state-licensed operators in the cannabis industry. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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