Financial Comparison: Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) & Prologis (NYSE:PLD)

Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) and Prologis (NYSE:PLD) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

93.5% of Prologis shares are owned by institutional investors. 42.7% of Bimini Capital Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Prologis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Bimini Capital Management and Prologis, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bimini Capital Management	0	0	0	0	N/A
Prologis	0	3	9	1	2.85

Prologis has a consensus price target of $137.86, indicating a potential upside of 33.21%. Given Prologis’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prologis is more favorable than Bimini Capital Management.

Profitability

This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Prologis’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bimini Capital Management	-31.83%	-33.43%	-3.65%
Prologis	38.73%	5.49%	3.43%

Volatility and Risk

Bimini Capital Management has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prologis has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Prologis’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bimini Capital Management	$13.60 million	0.48	-$3.98 million	($0.39)	-1.67
Prologis	$8.02 billion	11.93	$3.06 billion	$3.42	30.26

Prologis has higher revenue and earnings than Bimini Capital Management. Bimini Capital Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prologis, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Prologis beats Bimini Capital Management on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bimini Capital Management

Bimini Capital Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a finance company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Asset Management and Investment Portfolio. The Assest Management segment includes investment advisory services by Bimini Advisors to Orchid and Royal Palm. The Investment Portfolio segment engages in investment activities conducted by Royal Palm. It invests in residential mortgage-backed securities. The company was formerly known as Opteum Inc. and changed its name to Bimini Capital Management, Inc. in September 2007. Bimini Capital Management, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Vero Beach, Florida.

About Prologis

Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. At December 31, 2023, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (115 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,700 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.