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Home Mortgage Stocks Update on Jan-18

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These are the best mortgage stocks for today, Wednesday, January 18, 2012. The stock price for these stocks performed the best in their industry of home mortgage related companies during today’s market hours.

Institutional Financial Markets Inc. (NYSE:IFMI) is currently trading at $1.84 up 8.88% in today’s trading. IFMI is trading 13.06% above its 50 day moving average and -29.72% below its 200 day moving average. IFMI is -62.94% below its 52-week high and 40.46% above its 52-week low.

Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. is a financial services company specializing in credit-related fixed income investments.


HFF Inc. (NYSE:HF) is currently trading at $13.64 up 4.20% in today’s trading. HF’s RSI is currently at 73.04 which indicates that the stock is overbought. HF is trading 20.43% above its 50 day moving average and 8.47% above its 200 day moving average. HF is -19.67% below its 52-week high and 74.20% above its 52-week low. HF’s PE ratio is 15.05 and their market cap is $470.98M.

The Company is a provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry.

Marlin Business Services Corp. (NASDAQ:MRLN) is currently trading at $13.64 up 4.04% in today’s trading. MRLN is trading 6.78% above its 50 day moving average and 14.43% above its 200 day moving average. MRLN is -1.16% below its 52-week high and 46.33% above its 52-week low. MRLN’s PE ratio is 30.49 and their market cap is $167.94M.

Marlin Business Services Corporation through its main operating subsidiary, Marlin Leasing Corporation is a provider of equipment financing and working capital solutions primarily to small businesses.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. (NASDAQ:HTGC) is currently trading at $10.15 up 2.94% in today’s trading. HTGC is trading 7.76% above its 50 day moving average and 7.59% above its 200 day moving average. HTGC is -5.25% below its 52-week high and 33.29% above its 52-week low. HTGC’s PE ratio is 10.06 and their market cap is $431.97M.

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc is a finance company which provides debt and equity growth capital to technology-related companies at all stages of development from seed & emerging growth to expansion & established stages of development.

Doral Financial Corp. (NYSE:DRL) is currently trading at $1.25 up 2.46% in today’s trading. DRL is trading 34.09% above its 50 day moving average and -10.38% below its 200 day moving average. DRL is -54.04% below its 52-week high and 123.21% above its 52-week low.

Doral Financial Corporation is a financial holding company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. (NYSE:IVR) is currently trading at $14.41 up 1.91% in today’s trading. IVR is trading 0.14% above its 50 day moving average and -13.58% below its 200 day moving average. IVR is -28.97% below its 52-week high and 20.12% above its 52-week low. IVR’s PE ratio is 3.77 and their market cap is $1.63B.

Invesco Mortgage Capital is a real estate investment trust that acquires, finances and manages residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans.

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE:CIT) is currently trading at $36.94 up 1.48% in today’s trading. CIT is trading 7.72% above its 50 day moving average and -0.71% below its 200 day moving average. CIT is -25.48% below its 52-week high and 33.45% above its 52-week low. CIT’s PE ratio is 95.79 and their market cap is $7.30B.

CIT Group Inc provides commercial financing and leasing products and other services to small and middle market businesses across a wide variety of industries.

KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE:KFN) is currently trading at $8.92 up 1.02% in today’s trading. KFN is trading 4.60% above its 50 day moving average and 2.90% above its 200 day moving average. KFN is -10.21% below its 52-week high and 36.44% above its 52-week low. KFN’s PE ratio is 4.91 and their market cap is $1.57B.

KKR Financial Corp. is a specialty finance company that uses leverage with the objective of generating competitive risk-adjusted returns.

Dynex Capital Inc. (NYSE:DX) is currently trading at $9.34 up 0.97% in today’s trading. DX is trading 5.50% above its 50 day moving average and 7.57% above its 200 day moving average. DX is -3.32% below its 52-week high and 32.68% above its 52-week low. DX’s PE ratio is 8.56 and their market cap is $214.97M.

Dynex Capital, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which invests in mortgage loans and securities on a leveraged basis.

BRT Realty Trust (NYSE:BRT) is currently trading at $6.46 up 0.94% in today’s trading. BRT is trading 3.32% above its 50 day moving average and 2.36% above its 200 day moving average. BRT is -13.40% below its 52-week high and 10.43% above its 52-week low. BRT’s PE ratio is 17.78 and their market cap is $89.22M.

The Company’s primary business is to originate and hold for investment senior mortgage loans secured by commercial and multi-family real estate property in the United States.

Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc (NASDAQ:VRTA) is currently trading at $1.10 up 0.00% in today’s trading. VRTA is trading 0.13% above its 50 day moving average and -6.74% below its 200 day moving average. VRTA is -32.93% below its 52-week high and 35.80% above its 52-week low.

Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, whose core business is investing in commercial real estate loans.

Ellington Financial LLC (NYSE:EFC) is currently trading at $18.43 down -0.38% in today’s trading. EFC is trading 6.01% above its 50 day moving average and -1.36% below its 200 day moving average. EFC is -17.12% below its 52-week high and 19.75% above its 52-week low. EFC’s PE ratio is 13.81 and their market cap is $304.33M.

Ellington Financial LLC is specialty finance Company formed to acquire and manage mortgage-related assets.

America First Tax Exempt Investors LP (NASDAQ:ATAX) is currently trading at $5.16 down -0.77% in today’s trading. ATAX is trading 3.20% above its 50 day moving average and 0.38% above its 200 day moving average. ATAX is -5.09% below its 52-week high and 10.11% above its 52-week low. ATAX’s PE ratio is 57.78 and their market cap is $151.01M.

America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. acquires a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue bonds that are issued to provide construction and/or permanent financing of multifamily residential properties.

Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc. (NYSE:IMH) is currently trading at $2.25 down -0.85% in today’s trading. IMH is trading 10.71% above its 50 day moving average and -9.14% below its 200 day moving average. IMH is -43.59% below its 52-week high and 55.23% above its 52-week low. IMH’s PE ratio is 4.73 and their market cap is $17.73M.

Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc’s business includes the long-term mortgage portfolio and the mortgage and real estate fee-based business activities conducted by IRES.

Tree.Com Inc. (NASDAQ:TREE) is currently trading at $5.67 down -4.06% in today’s trading. TREE is trading 4.74% above its 50 day moving average and 6.09% above its 200 day moving average. TREE is -35.93% below its 52-week high and 22.20% above its 52-week low.

Tree.com, Inc. through its subsidiaries, operates a lending business and a real estate business.

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