Why New York Mortgage Is Poised to Outperform

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, mortgage REIT New York Mortgage Trust (NASDAQ: NYMT ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at New York Mortgage and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

New York Mortgage facts

Headquarters (founded)	New York (1989)
Market Cap	$352.5 million
Industry	Mortgage REITs
Trailing-12-Month Revenue	$40.5 million
Management	CEO Steven Mumma CFO Fredric Starker
Return on Equity (average, past 3 years)	9.5%
Cash / Debt	$277.9 million / $6.6 billion
Dividend Yield	15.2%
Competitors	Annaly Capital Management Capstead Mortgage MFA Financial

Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 98% of the 91 members who have rated New York Mortgage believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.

Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star Staka, offered a cautiously optimistic take on the New York Mortgage opportunity:

Positive:-Profits from FED interest rate suppression and generates high dividends based on high leverage

Negative:-Risk that FED might get sane again (very low probability)

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