NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Price Target Raised to $15.00

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) had its price objective upped by equities research analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $14.00 to $15.00 in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ target price indicates a potential downside of 5.30% from the stock’s current price.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on NREF. Wall Street Zen lowered NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on 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. Finally, Zacks Research lowered NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $14.50.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Trading Up 2.1%

NYSE:NREF opened at $15.84 on Friday. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a 1-year low of $12.36 and a 1-year high of $16.06. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $13.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.19. The company has a current ratio of 173.22, a quick ratio of 173.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $296.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.05 and a beta of 1.12.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.02. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a return on equity of 13.30% and a net margin of 117.74%.The firm had revenue of $32.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.19 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.58 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the third quarter worth about $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 152.6% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 1,689 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the third quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the fourth quarter worth about $99,000. 67.79% of the stock is currently owned by 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.