Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $13.39 in the prior trading day, Chimera Investment Corp (NYSE: CIM) closed at $13.06, down -2.46%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.46 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.75 million shares were traded. CIM stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.055.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CIM by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.77. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.06 and its Current Ratio is at 0.06. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.60.

On December 06, 2023, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $5.50.

Barclays Downgraded its Equal Weight to Underweight on December 10, 2020, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $9 to $10.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’25 when CREAGH GERARD bought 12,500 shares for $13.31 per share. The transaction valued at 166,375 led to the insider holds 138,127 shares of the business.

Macdowell Jack Lee Jr bought 66,000 shares of CIM for $998,580 on Dec 10 ’24. The Chief Investment Officer now owns 166,000 shares after completing the transaction at $15.13 per share. On Dec 09 ’24, another insider, Macdowell Jack Lee Jr, who serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the company, bought 50,000 shares for $14.91 each. As a result, the insider paid 745,500 and bolstered with 100,000 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CIM now has a Market Capitalization of 1085940352 and an Enterprise Value of 12546614272. As of this moment, Chimera’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.45, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.67. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.82. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 40.177.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for CIM is 1.93, which has changed by -0.13965744 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1719923 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CIM has reached a high of $16.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.85. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.03%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 540.95K shares per day over the past 3-months and 701820 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 81.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.73M. Insiders hold about 2.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 56.13% stake in the company. Shares short for CIM as of 1757894400 were 1305869 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1755216000 on 1364959. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1305869 and a Short% of Float of 1.63.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, CIM’s forward annual dividend rate was 1.48, compared to 1.48 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.11053024. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 12.93. The current Payout Ratio is 129.15% for CIM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-30 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-30. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2024-05-22 when the company split stock in a 1:3 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

The firm’s stock currently is rated by 3.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.44 and low estimates of $0.44.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.2 and $1.68 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.82. EPS for the following year is $1.96, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.05 and $1.86.

Revenue Estimates

1 analysts predict $84.51M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $84.51M to a low estimate of $84.51M. As of. The current estimate, Chimera Investment Corp’s year-ago sales were $66.45MFor the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $84.98M. There is a high estimate of $84.98M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $84.98M.

A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CIM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $331.67M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $331.67M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $331.67M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $264.68MBased on 1 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $353.78M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $353.78M and the low estimate is $353.78M.

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