Two Classes Of Mortgage REITs

Agency mortgage REITs duel to the dividend cut. There are 7 facing off. The top 3 are much better than the other 4. Valuations are important and awful. Deal with it.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 11, 2025

Chimera Investment Corporation: We Play Defense With The Bonds And Still Get Paid Close To 9%

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) exhibits moderately solid fundamentals for an mREIT, with total assets of $15.1 billion and a market cap of $1.07 billion. CIM's portfolio is heavily weighted toward re-performing loans (64%), with significant leverage (debt-to-equity 4.8x) and high exposure to collateralized debt. The baby bonds and preferred stocks yield 8–9.4%, compensating for elevated risk; CIMP and CIM.PR.A stand out for their higher yields among peers.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 11, 2025

October Readers Identified 10 Ideal "Safer" Dividends In 39 Dogs

This article highlights the October 2025 ReFa/Ro Dogs, focusing on high-yield, low-priced dividend stocks for contrarian income investors. Top projected net gainers include MFA, CIM, HAFN, IPG, and LYB, with analysts forecasting 30.84% to 70.61% upside by October 2026. Nine of the top ten ReFa/Ro Dogs meet the 'ideal' criterion: dividends from $1,000 invested exceed their share price, emphasizing value and income.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 19, 2025

Winners And Losers Of REIT Earnings Season

Over 200 U.S. REITs and homebuilders have reported third-quarter earnings results over the past five weeks, providing critical information on the state of the commercial and residential real estate industry. Overall, REIT earnings results were marginally better than consensus expectations despite a handful of high-profile flops that overshadowed some impressive individual results across a balanced mix of sectors. Two-thirds of the sector (67 REITs) raised their full-year FFO outlook—above the historical average of 65%. Notable winners included Industrial, Senior Housing, Data Center, Retail, and Billboard REITs.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 14, 2025

Chimera Integrations Expands Into Rochester with New Leadership Team and Regional Headquarters

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chimera Integrations Expands Into Rochester with New Leadership Team and Regional Headquarters.

Business Wire • Nov 10, 2025

CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION REPORTS 3RD QUARTER 2025 EARNINGS

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Third Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights: GAAP NET LOSS OF $0.27 AND GAAP NET INCOME OF $1.67 PER DILUTED COMMON SHARE FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, RESPECTIVELY. EARNINGS AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION(1) OF $0.37 PER ADJUSTED DILUTED COMMON SHARE. GAAP BOOK VALUE OF $20.24 PER COMMON SHARE AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, AND E.

Business Wire • Nov 6, 2025

Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Chimera Investment Corporation ( CIM ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 6, 2025 8:30 AM EST Company Participants Miyun Sung - Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary Phillip Kardis - President, CEO & Director Subramaniam Viswanathan - CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Jack Macdowell - Chief Investment Officer Conference Call Participants Francesco Labetti - Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., Research Division Trevor Cranston - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Presentation Operator Greetings. Welcome to Chimera Investment Corporation Third Quarter Earnings Call.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 6, 2025

Chimera Declares Fourth Quarter 2025 Preferred Stock Dividends

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of Chimera announced the declaration of its fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.50 per share of 8.00% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable December 30, 2025 to preferred shareholders of record on December 1, 2025. The ex-dividend date is December 1, 2025. The Board of Directors of Chimera also announced the declaration of its fourth quarter cash dividend of $0.6274 per share of 8.00% Series B Fixed-to-Floating R.

Business Wire • Nov 5, 2025

This Stock Has A 11.60% Yield And Sells For Less Than Book

Chimera Investment has been named as a Top 10 Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), according to Dividend Channel, which published its most recent ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted that among REITs, CIM shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics.

Forbes • Nov 3, 2025

14% Dividend Yield Is Not Enough

Dividends matter. So do losses. Look at a couple of charts and call it a day. Most people don't want to go through all the history, but we can sum up over a decade in a few images. When we compare prices and book value over time, we can see that the huge dividends were not enough. They still are not enough.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 31, 2025