Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. is a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust. The Company utilizes real estate, credit, and cannabis expertise to originate senior secured loans primarily to state-licensed cannabis operators in limited-license states in the United States. Its primary investment objective is to provide attractive, risk-adjusted returns for stockholders over time, primarily through consistent current income dividends and other distributions and, secondarily, through capital appreciation. It intends to achieve this objective by originating, structuring and investing in first mortgage loans and alternative structured financing secured by commercial real estate properties. Its loan portfolio is primarily comprised of senior loans to state-licensed operators in the cannabis industry. It also lends to and invests in companies or properties that are not related to the cannabis industry. The Company is externally managed by Chicago Atlantic REIT Manager, LLC.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 63.10M.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 111.68%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 7.30, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 8.22M shares, increasing 1.09% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Bill Nygren | OAKMX
Star Investor Bill Nygren | OAKMX holds 329.57 shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.43.