In the current market session, Cherry Hill Mortgage Inc. CHMI is trading at $9.17, after a 0.66% gain. However, over the past month, the stock decreased by 3.27%, and in the past year, by 7.93%. Shareholders might be interested in knowing whether the stock is undervalued, even if the company is performing up to par in the current session.

The stock is currently higher its 52 week low by 10.35%. Assuming that all other factors are held constant, this could present itself as an opportunity for investors trying to diversify their portfolio with Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) stocks, and capitalize on the lower share price observed over the year.

The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E can either represent a company's poor future earnings potential or a buying opportunity relative to other stocks. It shows that shareholders are less than willing to pay a high share price, because they do not expect the company to exhibit growth, in terms of future earnings.

Depending on the particular phase of a business cycle, some industries will perform better than others.

Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of 11.07 in the Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) industry, Cherry Hill Mortgage Inc. has a higher P/E ratio of 21.19. Shareholders might be inclined to think that Cherry Hill Mortgage Inc. might perform better than its industry group. It's also possible that the stock is overvalued.

P/E ratio is not always a great indicator of the company's performance. Depending on the earnings makeup of a company, investors can become unable to attain key insights from trailing earnings.