Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc. logo CMTG - Claros Mortgage Trust, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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| PRICE TARGET: $2.75 DETAILS
HIGH: $2.75
LOW: $2.75
MEDIAN: $2.75
CONSENSUS: $2.75
UPSIDE: 18.53%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Distressed or Transitioning 75% confidence

Primary model: Current EPS × Depressed Multiple

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 70.1% below fair value
Current Price $2.32
Bear Case $5.17 122.7% upside ($5.17 - $2.32) / $2.32 = 122.7% EPS continues to decline, 5x multiple
Fair Value $7.75 234.1% upside ($7.75 - $2.32) / $2.32 = 234.1% Current EPS stabilizes, 8x multiple
Bull Case $10.33 345.4% upside ($10.33 - $2.32) / $2.32 = 345.4% Credible recovery, multiple re-rates to 10x

Adjust Assumptions

7.5x

Key Value Driver

Whether the core business model is intact or structurally impaired

Implied Market Multiple 1.9x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Current EPS × Depressed Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $2.75 from 7 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $7.75 per share.

Warnings

Don't assume past cash flow levels will return — the company's troubles may have permanently reduced its ability to generate profits.
A stock can look cheap on paper and still lose half its value if the underlying business is permanently damaged.
The wide range between our best and worst cases is intentional — pretending to know a precise value for a troubled company would be misleading.
Debt per share ($21.19) is more than half the stock price. With this much debt on a struggling business, the paths to recovery for shareholders are narrow.
Wall Street's average price target is $2.75 (from 7 analysts). Our estimate is 227% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Bullish DCF projections are fundamentally unknowable for distressed companies
  • M&A speculation can floor the stock above intrinsic value temporarily
  • Management credibility is a key input — new CEO expands the bull case