NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Cut to “Sell” at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen cut shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report report published on Saturday morning.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on NREF. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price objective on NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $14.50 to $14.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.50.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NREF opened at $14.57 on Friday. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a twelve month low of $12.14 and a twelve month high of $16.80. The stock has a market cap of $258.23 million, a PE ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a quick ratio of 175.70, a current ratio of 175.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $14.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.36.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48. The company had revenue of $33.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.64 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 122.60% and a return on equity of 15.63%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.310-0.360 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a $0.50 dividend. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.97%.

Insider Transactions at NexPoint Real Estate Finance

In other NexPoint Real Estate Finance news, Director Brian Mitts sold 11,904 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.51, for a total value of $172,727.04. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 54.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Summit Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the 2nd quarter worth $553,000. Copley Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 243.1% in the second quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 37,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after acquiring an additional 26,865 shares during the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC increased its stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 5.4% in the second quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC now owns 68,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $949,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Berkeley Capital Partners LLC raised its position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC now owns 40,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $576,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.79% of the company’s stock.

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.