NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Trading Down 5.9% – What’s Next?

Shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF) fell 5.9% on Monday . The company traded as low as $14.86 and last traded at $14.93. 112,125 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 78% from the average session volume of 63,135 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.87.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on NREF. Weiss Ratings downgraded NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Zacks Research cut NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Wall Street Zen raised NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $14.50.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Down 1.8%

The company has a quick ratio of 148.83, a current ratio of 148.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.54. The stock has a market cap of $275.55 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 1.12.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a return on equity of 13.14% and a net margin of 117.74%.The firm had revenue of $32.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.19 million. 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 1.61 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.7%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s payout ratio is presently 76.34%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Copley Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 200.2% during the third quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,614,000 after buying an additional 75,918 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position 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 valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 1,689 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the third quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.79% of the company’s stock.

About NexPoint Real Estate Finance

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.