CMO News and Press, Capstead Mortgage Corporation From 01/01/21

Part 1 of this article compares NLY’s recent investment composition, leverage, hedging coverage ratio, quarterly BV, economic return, and current valuation to twenty mREIT peers. Providing sector-wide metrics allows readers to better understand which mREIT companies will likely...

Want to avoid picking a mortgage REIT that’s carrying more risk than peers at a higher valuation? Simple solution: Stay bearish on MITT. Many peers offer better risk/reward ratios. In this series we’re providing readers with the discounts to trailing book values thro...

PMT has substantial exposure to mortgage production. That’s been a positive factor for them during a period of high production. Investors used to like that about PMT, then became disappointed when the company only released exceptional results. Expectations were out of control. ...

Investors starting on the sector should begin by learning about some of the simpler mortgage REITs. Ones focused on agency MBS are usually simpler. We’ll bring out a high-risk pick with substantial upside today. GPMT is a commercial REIT with a price-to-estimated-book below .60...

U.S. equity markets finished modestly lower this past week as vaccine optimism and an IPO-frenzy were offset by concerns over the ongoing intensification of the coronavirus outbreak and resulting shutdowns. A potentially pivotal turning point in the battle against COVID-19, the FDA ap...

Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO ) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a fourth quarter 2020 common dividend of $0.15 per common share. The dividend is payable on January 20, 2021 to common stockholders of record as of December 31, 2020. Capstead...

Today we're going to focus on mortgage REITs investors already missed the boat on. These mortgage REITs have a few things in common. They rallied dramatically and deserve a neutral rating after the huge returns they gave shareholders. In this series we're providing readers with th...

Opportunities in preferred stocks and baby bonds are getting rare. Our favorite safe buys below par are a baby bond (ECCX) from Eagle Point Credit and a “term-preferred” stock (GAINL) from Gladstone Investment . Investments that are issued from a BDC or a CEF have le...

New York Mortgage Trust was one of our strongest “Strong Buy” recommendations. After rallying 95%, it’s trading within the reasonable range. Since shares are no longer hilariously undervalued, we’ll go back to a neutral rating. In this series we’...

We often focus on the mortgage REIT common shares in this series, but this time we’re going to emphasize the preferred shares. We provided readers recently with a fairly large article demonstrating the dramatic difference in the valuation of the AGNC preferred shares. Despi...