{"id":16410,"date":"2011-12-06T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-dec-6\/16404\/"},"modified":"2011-12-06T14:11:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T14:11:00","slug":"home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-dec-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-dec-6\/16410\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Mortgage Stocks Update on  Dec-6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><br \/>\n<!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><br \/>\n<!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>These are the <b>best mortgage<\/b> stocks for today, Tuesday, December 06, 2011.  The stock price for these stocks performed the best in their industry of home mortgage related companies during today&#8217;s market hours. <\/p>\n<p><b>Institutional Financial Markets Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=IFMI\">(NYSE:IFMI)<\/a>  is currently trading at $1.70. IFMI is trading <span style=\"color:red\">-5.85%<\/span> below its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-43.71%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. IFMI is <span style=\"color:red\">-65.76%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">29.77%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. <\/p>\n<p>Institutional Financial Markets, Inc. is a financial services company specializing in credit-related fixed income investments.<\/p>\n<p><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><b>Ellington Financial LLC<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=EFC\">(NYSE:EFC)<\/a>  is currently trading at $17.10. EFC is trading <span style=\"color:red\">-0.47%<\/span> below its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-11.26%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. EFC is <span style=\"color:red\">-23.10%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">11.10%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. EFC&#8217;s PE ratio is 12.63 and their market cap is $279.01M. <\/p>\n<p>Ellington Financial LLC is specialty finance Company formed to acquire and manage mortgage-related assets.<\/p>\n<p><b>Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=IVR\">(NYSE:IVR)<\/a>  is currently trading at $15.94. IVR is trading <span style=\"color:green\">7.06%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-12.37%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. IVR is <span style=\"color:red\">-24.91%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">27.04%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. IVR&#8217;s PE ratio is 4.22 and their market cap is $1.82B. <\/p>\n<p>Invesco Mortgage Capital is a real estate investment trust that acquires, finances and manages residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dynex Capital Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=DX\">(NYSE:DX)<\/a>  is currently trading at $9.22. DX is trading <span style=\"color:green\">9.05%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">2.85%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. DX is <span style=\"color:red\">-8.57%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">27.17%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. DX&#8217;s PE ratio is 8.48 and their market cap is $369.88M. <\/p>\n<p>Dynex Capital, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, which invests in mortgage loans and securities on a leveraged basis.<\/p>\n<p><b>America First Tax Exempt Investors LP<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ATAX\">(NASDAQ:ATAX)<\/a>  is currently trading at $5.17. ATAX is trading <span style=\"color:green\">1.22%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-2.35%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. ATAX is <span style=\"color:red\">-7.17%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">8.97%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. ATAX&#8217;s PE ratio is 57.11 and their market cap is $149.27M. <\/p>\n<p>America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. acquires a portfolio of federally tax-exempt mortgage revenue <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/bonds\/today.aspx\">bonds<\/a> that are issued to provide construction and\/or permanent financing of multifamily residential properties.<\/p>\n<p><b>Capstead Mortgage Corp.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CMO\">(NYSE:CMO)<\/a>  is currently trading at $12.63. CMO is trading <span style=\"color:green\">5.82%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">3.46%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. CMO is <span style=\"color:red\">-4.37%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">26.30%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. CMO&#8217;s PE ratio is 7.63 and their market cap is $1.07B. <\/p>\n<p>Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes and is based in Dallas, Texas.<\/p>\n<p><b>Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=VRTA\">(NASDAQ:VRTA)<\/a>  is currently trading at $1.05. VRTA is trading <span style=\"color:red\">-4.53%<\/span> below its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-13.30%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. VRTA is <span style=\"color:red\">-35.98%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">29.63%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. <\/p>\n<p>Vestin Realty Mortgage I, Inc. is a real estate investment trust, whose core business is investing in commercial real estate loans.<\/p>\n<p><b>KKR Financial Holdings LLC<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=KFN\">(NYSE:KFN)<\/a>  is currently trading at $8.67. KFN is trading <span style=\"color:green\">9.11%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-0.46%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. KFN is <span style=\"color:red\">-12.75%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">32.57%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. KFN&#8217;s PE ratio is 4.82 and their market cap is $1.54B. <\/p>\n<p>KKR Financial Corp. is a specialty finance company that uses leverage with the objective of generating competitive risk-adjusted returns.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=HTGC\">(NASDAQ:HTGC)<\/a>  is currently trading at $9.46. HTGC is trading <span style=\"color:green\">4.38%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-0.47%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. HTGC is <span style=\"color:red\">-11.69%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">24.23%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. HTGC&#8217;s PE ratio is 9.67 and their market cap is $415.32M. <\/p>\n<p>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 &#038; emerging growth to expansion &#038; established stages of development.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tree.Com Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=TREE\">(NASDAQ:TREE)<\/a>  is currently trading at $5.77. TREE is trading <span style=\"color:green\">13.38%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">6.24%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. TREE is <span style=\"color:red\">-38.92%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">24.40%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. <\/p>\n<p>Tree.com, Inc. through its subsidiaries, operates a lending business and a real estate business.<\/p>\n<p><b>Impac Mortgage Holdings Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=IMH\">(NYSE:IMH)<\/a>  is currently trading at $1.97. IMH is trading <span style=\"color:green\">3.76%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-23.22%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. IMH is <span style=\"color:red\">-50.52%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">36.17%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. IMH&#8217;s PE ratio is 4.15 and their market cap is $15.54M. <\/p>\n<p>Impac Mortgage Holdings, Inc&#8217;s business includes the long-term mortgage portfolio and the mortgage and real estate fee-based business activities conducted by IRES.<\/p>\n<p><b>Crexus Investment Corp.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CXS\">(NYSE:CXS)<\/a>  is currently trading at $9.84. CXS is trading <span style=\"color:green\">5.54%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-2.81%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. CXS is <span style=\"color:red\">-22.92%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">23.04%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. CXS&#8217;s PE ratio is 7.75 and their market cap is $760.07M. <\/p>\n<p>CreXus Investment Corp. acquires, manages, and finances, directly or through its subsidiaries, commercial mortgage loans &#038; other commercial real estate debt, commercial mortgage-backed securities &#038; other commercial real estate-related assets.<\/p>\n<p><b>CIT Group Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CIT\">(NYSE:CIT)<\/a>  is currently trading at $34.00. CIT is trading <span style=\"color:green\">3.09%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-11.15%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. CIT is <span style=\"color:red\">-31.41%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">22.83%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. CIT&#8217;s PE ratio is 90.74 and their market cap is $6.92B. <\/p>\n<p>CIT Group Inc provides commercial financing and leasing products and other services to small and middle market businesses across a wide variety of industries.<\/p>\n<p><b>BRT Realty Trust<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=BRT\">(NYSE:BRT)<\/a>  is currently trading at $6.16. BRT is trading <span style=\"color:red\">-0.21%<\/span> below its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-2.76%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. BRT is <span style=\"color:red\">-17.43%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">5.30%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. BRT&#8217;s PE ratio is 44.64 and their market cap is $87.94M. <\/p>\n<p>The Company&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><b>HFF Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=HF\">(NYSE:HF)<\/a>  is currently trading at $11.45. HF is trading <span style=\"color:green\">8.89%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-11.31%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. HF is <span style=\"color:red\">-32.57%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">46.23%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. 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