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After finishing at $2.47 in the prior trading day, Claros Mortgage Trust Inc (NYSE: CMTG) closed at $2.31, down -6.48%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.74 million shares were traded. CMTG stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.465 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.15.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CMTG 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 2.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.43 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.43.
On September 20, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal Weight but kept the price unchanged to $8.
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 12 ’25 when Mack Richard bought 25,000 shares for $3.38 per share. The transaction valued at 84,500 led to the insider holds 2,589,981 shares of the business.
Mack Richard bought 10,000 shares of CMTG for $36,559 on Mar 13 ’25. The CEO AND CHAIRMAN now owns 2,599,981 shares after completing the transaction at $3.66 per share. On Mar 12 ’25, another insider, Richman Steven Leonard, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $3.40 each. As a result, the insider paid 17,000 and bolstered with 18,500 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, CMTG now has a Market Capitalization of 321928544 and an Enterprise Value of 5112001536. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 566.176.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CMTG is 1.30, which has changed by -0.733871 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.059571505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CMTG has reached a high of $9.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -27.79%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -60.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1321860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 139.36M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.14M. Insiders hold about 18.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.06% stake in the company. Shares short for CMTG as of 1743379200 were 3420408 with a Short Ratio of 2.64, compared to 1740700800 on 3211541. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3420408 and a Short% of Float of 4.2600001999999995.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, CMTG’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.6, compared to 0.35 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.24291499
