{"id":18389,"date":"2012-01-06T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-jan-6\/18388\/"},"modified":"2012-01-06T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T18:00:00","slug":"home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-jan-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-jan-6\/18389\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Mortgage Stocks Update on  Jan-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--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>These are the <b>best mortgage<\/b> stocks for today, Friday, January 06, 2012.  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>HFF Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=HF\">(NYSE:HF)<\/a>  is currently trading at $11.93 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 6.04%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. HF is trading <span style=\"color:green\">7.21%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-5.58%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. HF is <span style=\"color:red\">-29.74%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">52.36%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. HF&#8217;s PE ratio is 13.71 and their market cap is $429.24M. <\/p>\n<p>The Company is a provider of commercial real estate and capital markets services to the U.S. commercial real estate industry.<\/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 $18.09 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 2.78%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. EFC&#8217;s RSI is currently at 71.13 which indicates that the stock is overbought. EFC is trading <span style=\"color:green\">4.69%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-3.73%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. EFC is <span style=\"color:red\">-18.65%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">17.54%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. EFC&#8217;s PE ratio is 13.50 and their market cap is $298.30M. <\/p>\n<p>Ellington Financial LLC is specialty finance Company formed to acquire and manage mortgage-related assets.<\/p>\n<p><b>Dynex Capital Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=DX\">(NYSE:DX)<\/a>  is currently trading at $9.24 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 1.54%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. DX is trading <span style=\"color:green\">5.63%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">6.43%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. DX is <span style=\"color:red\">-4.48%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">31.26%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. DX&#8217;s PE ratio is 8.56 and their market cap is $214.74M. <\/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>Institutional Financial Markets Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=IFMI\">(NYSE:IFMI)<\/a>  is currently trading at $1.75 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 1.16%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. IFMI is trading <span style=\"color:green\">5.40%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-35.34%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. IFMI is <span style=\"color:red\">-64.75%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">33.59%<\/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><b>CIT Group Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=CIT\">(NYSE:CIT)<\/a>  is currently trading at $35.62 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 0.99%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. CIT is trading <span style=\"color:green\">4.61%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-4.75%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. CIT is <span style=\"color:red\">-28.14%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">28.68%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. CIT&#8217;s PE ratio is 93.74 and their market cap is $7.15B. <\/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>Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=IVR\">(NYSE:IVR)<\/a>  is currently trading at $14.11 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 0.93%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. IVR is trading <span style=\"color:red\">-2.71%<\/span> below its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-16.22%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. IVR is <span style=\"color:red\">-30.45%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">17.62%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. IVR&#8217;s PE ratio is 3.76 and their market cap is $1.63B. <\/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>Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=HTGC\">(NASDAQ:HTGC)<\/a>  is currently trading at $9.75 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 0.21%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. HTGC is trading <span style=\"color:green\">4.37%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">3.27%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. HTGC is <span style=\"color:red\">-8.98%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">28.04%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. HTGC&#8217;s PE ratio is 9.95 and their market cap is $427.15M. <\/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>America First Tax Exempt Investors LP<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=ATAX\">(NASDAQ:ATAX)<\/a>  is currently trading at $5.04 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 0.00%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. ATAX is trading <span style=\"color:green\">1.23%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-2.08%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. ATAX is <span style=\"color:red\">-7.30%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">7.55%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. ATAX&#8217;s PE ratio is 56.00 and their market cap is $146.36M. <\/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>Vestin Realty Mortgage I Inc<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=VRTA\">(NASDAQ:VRTA)<\/a>  is currently trading at $1.10 <span style=\"color:green;\">up 0.00%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. VRTA is trading <span style=\"color:green\">0.00%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-7.41%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. VRTA is <span style=\"color:red\">-32.93%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">35.80%<\/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 $8.82 <span style=\"color:red;\">down -0.11%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. KFN is trading <span style=\"color:green\">4.97%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">1.74%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. KFN is <span style=\"color:red\">-11.22%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">34.91%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. KFN&#8217;s PE ratio is 4.90 and their market cap is $1.57B. <\/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>BRT Realty Trust<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=BRT\">(NYSE:BRT)<\/a>  is currently trading at $6.10 <span style=\"color:red;\">down -0.16%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. BRT is trading <span style=\"color:red\">-2.33%<\/span> below its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-3.42%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. BRT is <span style=\"color:red\">-18.23%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">4.27%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. BRT&#8217;s PE ratio is 16.94 and their market cap is $85.03M. <\/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>Marlin Business Services Corp.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=MRLN\">(NASDAQ:MRLN)<\/a>  is currently trading at $13.30 <span style=\"color:red;\">down -0.30%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. MRLN is trading <span style=\"color:green\">6.16%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">12.06%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. MRLN is <span style=\"color:red\">-2.54%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">42.68%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. MRLN&#8217;s PE ratio is 30.93 and their market cap is $170.37M. <\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><b>Tree.Com Inc.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=TREE\">(NASDAQ:TREE)<\/a>  is currently trading at $5.85 <span style=\"color:red;\">down -1.68%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. TREE is trading <span style=\"color:green\">10.14%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:green\">9.41%<\/span> above  its 200 day moving average. TREE is <span style=\"color:red\">-34.12%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">26.08%<\/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 $2.20 <span style=\"color:red;\">down -1.79%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. IMH is trading <span style=\"color:green\">11.45%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-11.73%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. IMH is <span style=\"color:red\">-44.86%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">51.72%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. IMH&#8217;s PE ratio is 4.58 and their market cap is $17.18M. <\/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>Doral Financial Corp.<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=DRL\">(NYSE:DRL)<\/a>  is currently trading at $1.19 <span style=\"color:red;\">down -3.25%<\/span>  in today&#8217;s trading. DRL is trading <span style=\"color:green\">26.73%<\/span> above  its 50 day moving average and <span style=\"color:red\">-14.57%<\/span> below its 200 day moving average. DRL is <span style=\"color:red\">-56.25%<\/span> below its 52-week high and <span style=\"color:green\">112.50%<\/span> above  its 52-week low. <\/p>\n<p>Doral Financial Corporation is a financial holding company engaged in banking, mortgage banking and insurance agency activities through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.<\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dividend-stocks\/hsm-htr-hih-hhy-hav-dividend-stocks-update\/18399\"><br \/>\nHSM, HTR, HIH, HHY, HAV Dividend Stocks Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/trending-stocks\/msft-mu-gm-dis-schw-are-stocks-trending-up\/18397\"><br \/>\nMSFT, MU, GM, DIS, SCHW are Stocks Trending Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dividend-stocks\/duk-payx-rbn-dividend-stocks-update\/18395\"><br \/>\nDUK, PAYX, RBN Dividend Stocks Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/52-week-highs\/aapl-m-hd-apol-amgn-hit-new-52-week-highs\/18393\"><br \/>\nAAPL, M, HD, APOL, AMGN Hit New 52-Week Highs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/volume-spikes\/dndn-apol-wtw-kitd-jazz-had-unusual-volume\/18391\"><br \/>\nDNDN, APOL, WTW, KITD, JAZZ Had Unusual Volume<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/home-mortgage-stocks-update-on-jan-6\/18389\"><br \/>\nHome Mortgage Stocks Update on  Jan-6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/hot-stocks-to-watch\/best-online-broker-stocks-on-jan-6\/18387\"><br \/>\nBest Online Broker Stocks on  Jan-6<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Fredricks\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Alex Fredricks <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Alex Fredricks has a degree in business and is an avid day-trader.  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