NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.50 (NYSE:NREF)

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.50 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance has raised its dividend payment by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a payout ratio of 99.5% meaning its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings decline. Analysts expect NexPoint Real Estate Finance to earn $1.74 per share next year, which means the company may not be able to cover its $2.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 114.9%.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Down 1.0%

NREF traded down $0.17 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $16.96. 4,407 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 57,259. The stock has a market cap of $319.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.52 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a current ratio of 148.83 and a quick ratio of 148.83. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a fifty-two week low of $12.36 and a fifty-two week high of $17.44. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.78 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.87.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $32.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.19 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a return on equity of 13.14% and a net margin of 117.74%.NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.61 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in 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 during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the third quarter worth about $50,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the fourth quarter worth approximately $99,000. 67.79% of the stock is 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.