NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Trading Down 5.9% – Here’s What Happened
by Sarita Garza · The Markets DailyNexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF – Get Free Report)’s share price traded down 5.9% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $14.86 and last traded at $14.93. 112,125 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 78% from the average session volume of 63,135 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.87.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 23rd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.50.
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NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Down 5.9%
The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $14.87 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $281.43 million, a PE ratio of 5.70 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 148.83 and a current ratio of 148.83.
NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $32.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.19 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 117.74% and a return on equity of 13.14%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. will post 1.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.4%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio is currently 76.34%.
Institutional Trading of NexPoint Real Estate Finance
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NREF. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. now owns 9,439,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,910,000 after buying an additional 852,271 shares during the period. Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the 1st quarter valued at about $3,229,000. Copley Financial Group Inc. grew its position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 200.2% during the 3rd quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,614,000 after purchasing an additional 75,918 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC grew its position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 42.0% during the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 157,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 46,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 43.5% during the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 96,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after purchasing an additional 29,291 shares during the last quarter. 67.79% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
NexPoint Real Estate Finance Company Profile
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on originating, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments. The company seeks to generate current income and capital appreciation by providing financing solutions across the capital structure for stabilized and transitional properties. Its investments include whole loans, mezzanine loans, preferred equity and other structured credit products secured by multifamily, office, industrial, retail and hospitality assets.
Since its initial public offering in March 2021, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has closed numerous transactions with borrowers nationwide, including both institutional sponsors and privately held owners.