Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (CMTG) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates

Core Viewpoint - Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. (CMTG) reported quarterly earnings of $0.18 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.10 per share, but down from $0.31 per share a year ago, indicating an earnings surprise of 80% [1][2] Financial Performance - The company posted revenues of $60.23 million for the quarter ended December 2024, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 13.39% and down from $75.98 million year-over-year [2] - Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates four times but has only topped consensus revenue estimates once [2] Stock Performance - Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. shares have declined approximately 34.7% since the beginning of the year, contrasting with the S&P 500's gain of 4.2% [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.10 on revenues of $69.15 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is $0.39 on revenues of $274.44 million [7] Industry Outlook - The REIT and Equity Trust industry, to which Claros Mortgage Trust belongs, is currently ranked in the top 50% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that stocks in this category tend to outperform those in the bottom 50% by more than 2 to 1 [8]