$WMC highest yielding #stock in Real Estate Investment Trusts industry; yields 17.2% vs.avg. 5.65283% #stocks

Western Asset Mortgage Capital - $WMC is the highest yielding stock in the
Real Estate Investment Trusts industry.

WMC has a Dividend yield of 17.2% while the average stock in the industry
pays investors 5.65283%. Companies that paid more than their earnings have
been excluded from this calculation. WMC paid out 86.0% of its earnings.

By book value, the stock has been trading at 1.02 times P/B.

The stock last changed hands for $14.85. In the past year, it has traded in
a range between $13.25 - $15.81