Bimini Capital Management (OTCMKTS:BMNM) versus Prologis (NYSE:PLD) Head-To-Head Review

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Bimini Capital Management and Prologis’ top-line 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	0.67	-$3.98 million	($0.39)	-2.31
Prologis	$8.02 billion	11.90	$3.06 billion	$3.42	30.17

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.

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%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

93.5% of Prologis shares are held by institutional investors. 42.7% of Bimini Capital Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Prologis shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Bimini Capital Management and Prologis, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bimini Capital Management	0	0	0	0	N/A
Prologis	0	4	11	1	2.81

Prologis has a consensus target price of $135.41, suggesting a potential upside of 31.24%. Given Prologis’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prologis is more favorable than Bimini Capital Management.

Risk & Volatility

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

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 specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Asset Management and Investment Portfolio. The Asset Management segment includes investment advisory services by Bimini Advisors to Orchid Island Capital, Inc. and Royal Palm Capital, LLC. The Investment Portfolio segment engages in investment activities conducted by Royal Palm Capital, LLC. 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 based 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.