Chimera Investment Corporation

NYSE:CIM.PRB Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.2b

Chimera Investment Valuation

Is CIM.PRB undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CIM.PRB when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CIM.PRB ($25.35) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($21.36)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CIM.PRB is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CIM.PRB?

Key metric: As CIM.PRB is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CIM.PRB. This is calculated by dividing CIM.PRB's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CIM.PRB's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio4.5x
EarningsUS$270.71m
Market CapUS$1.20b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CIM.PRB's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CIM.PRB vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average12.9x
DX Dynex Capital
18x23.4%US$1.4b
RWT Redwood Trust
13.5x19.7%US$941.7m
MFA MFA Financial
6.7x-3.0%US$1.1b
TRTX TPG RE Finance Trust
13.4x14.0%US$742.9m
CIM.PRB Chimera Investment
4.5x-27.1%US$1.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CIM.PRB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.5x) compared to the peer average (12.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CIM.PRB's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Mortgage REITs Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies available in this PE range
CIM.PRB 4.5xIndustry Avg. 10.7xNo. of Companies5PE0612182430+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CIM.PRB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.5x) compared to the US Mortgage REITs industry average (10.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CIM.PRB's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CIM.PRB PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio4.5x
Fair PE Ratio7.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CIM.PRB is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (4.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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