Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC): Price and Financial Metrics
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WMC POWR Grades
- WMC scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 84.89% of US stocks.
- WMC's strongest trending metric is Momentum; it's been moving up over the last 179 days.
- WMC's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 6.01% of US stocks).
WMC Stock Summary
- For WMC, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 99.29% of US equities we're observing.
- As for revenue growth, note that WMC's revenue has grown -89.93% over the past 12 months; that beats the revenue growth of only 1.09% of US companies in our set.
- Shareholder yield, a measure of how much is returned to shareholders via dividends and share repurchases, for WMC comes in at 457.14% -- higher than that of 99.2% of stocks in our set.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be CCAP, EFC, LFT, DX, and WHF.
- Visit WMC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.westernassetmcc.com.
WMC Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Real Estate stock, WMC's price/earnings ratio is 88.28% lower, now standing at 4.4.
- Over the past 110 months, WMC's price/sales ratio has gone NA NA.
- Over the past 110 months, WMC's price/sales ratio has gone NA NA.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for WMC.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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WMC | 2021-09-02 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 73.4 |
WMC | 2021-09-01 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 73.5 |
WMC | 2021-08-31 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 73.5 |
WMC | 2021-08-30 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 73.4 |
WMC | 2021-08-27 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 73.6 |
WMC | 2021-08-26 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 73.5 |
WMC Growth Metrics
- The 5 year revenue growth rate now stands at -767.1%.
- Its year over year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 118.56%.
- Its 2 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at -491.57%.

The table below shows WMC's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2021-12-31 | -29.118 | 2.065 | -48.953 |
2021-09-30 | -7.475 | 8.927 | -25.633 |
2021-06-30 | 57.505 | 18.602 | 38.387 |
2021-03-31 | 102.401 | 24.333 | 62.915 |
2020-12-31 | -289.043 | -147.648 | -328.354 |
2020-09-30 | -284.261 | -97.169 | -325.196 |
WMC's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- WMC has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 76.49% of graded US stocks.
- WMC's asset turnover comes in at 0.018 -- ranking 334th of 443 Trading stocks.
- MFA, GPMT, and IMH are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with WMC.
The table below shows WMC's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-06-30 | 0.018 | 1 | 0.006 |
2021-03-31 | 0.033 | 1 | 0.011 |
2020-12-31 | -0.094 | 1 | -0.057 |
2020-09-30 | -0.080 | 1 | -0.049 |
2020-06-30 | -0.082 | 1 | -0.049 |
2020-03-31 | -0.066 | 1 | -0.038 |
WMC Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of WMC, see our WMC price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $3.25 | Average Broker Recommendation | 2.17 (Hold) |
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WMC Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $1.21 | 52-week high | $4.19 |
Prev. close | $1.23 | 52-week low | $1.10 |
Day low | $1.19 | Volume | 107,627 |
Day high | $1.22 | Avg. volume | 372,262 |
50-day MA | $1.52 | Dividend yield | 13.01% |
200-day MA | $2.13 | Market Cap | 72.93M |
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (WMC) Company Bio
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. It primarily focuses on investing in, financing, and managing agency and non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Pasadena, California.
Latest WMC News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate WMC as an investment opportunity.
Transaction - Short Interest in Western Asset Mortgage Capital Co. Rises By 87.7%Western Asset Mortgage Capital Co. was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling… |
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation Announces Pricing of $398.9 Million Residential Whole Loan SecuritizationPASADENA, Calif., February 09, 2022--Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (NYSE: WMC) (the "Company") today announced that it has priced an aggregate $398.9 million of Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2022-1 (the "Notes") in a residential mortgage-backed securitization comprised of a portfolio of residential whole loans. The Notes, which initially will be issued by Arroyo Mortgage Trust 2022-1 in five classes, were priced with a weighted average fixed interest rate of approximately 3.1% per a |
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2021 Financial ResultsPASADENA, Calif., February 03, 2022--Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: WMC) today announced that it will release financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2021 after the market closes on Wednesday, March 2, 2022. The Company will host a corresponding conference call with a live webcast on Thursday, March 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time/8:00 a.m. Pacific Time, to discuss those results and answer questions. |
Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation Announces Tax Characteristics of 2021 DividendsPASADENA, Calif., February 02, 2022--Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: WMC) announced today the tax treatment of its common stock dividends declared in 2021. |
‘Markets are struggling’ to figure out where the Fed pivot ends: StrategistJohn Bellows, Portfolio Manager at Western Asset, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss how uncertain and volatile the market is proving to be ahead of the Fed's policy meeting, finding value and diversity in portfolios, and gold and other commodities. |
WMC Price Returns
1-mo | -17.69% |
3-mo | -31.17% |
6-mo | N/A |
1-year | -58.75% |
3-year | -84.67% |
5-year | -80.73% |
YTD | -41.28% |
2021 | -29.33% |
2020 | -67.08% |
2019 | 39.93% |
2018 | -4.84% |
2017 | 11.36% |
WMC Dividends
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