NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) Updates FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.450-2.450 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.160. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on NXRT shares. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of NexPoint Residential Trust from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NexPoint Residential Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $18.00 price target on NexPoint Residential Trust in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of NexPoint Residential Trust in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Zacks Research raised NexPoint Residential Trust from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, NexPoint Residential Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $22.00.

NexPoint Residential Trust Stock Performance

NYSE:NXRT opened at $24.68 on Thursday. NexPoint Residential Trust has a 1-year low of $23.79 and a 1-year high of $34.87. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of $27.85. The firm has a market cap of $629.12 million, a PE ratio of -18.76 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.41, a current ratio of 1.92 and a quick ratio of 2.40.

NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The financial services provider reported ($0.34) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.37) by $0.03. NexPoint Residential Trust had a negative return on equity of 11.75% and a negative net margin of 13.22%.The company had revenue of $64.61 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.78 million. NexPoint Residential Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.450-2.450 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that NexPoint Residential Trust will post 2.36 EPS for the current year.

NexPoint Residential Trust Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.53 per share. This represents a $2.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.6%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. NexPoint Residential Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently -166.93%.

Institutional Trading of NexPoint Residential Trust

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of NexPoint Residential Trust by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,298,438 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $39,083,000 after acquiring an additional 12,424 shares during the period. Starwood Capital Group Management L.L.C. increased its position in shares of NexPoint Residential Trust by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. Starwood Capital Group Management L.L.C. now owns 989,419 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $29,782,000 after purchasing an additional 158,750 shares during the last quarter. Long Pond Capital LP grew its stake in NexPoint Residential Trust by 54.9% in the fourth quarter. Long Pond Capital LP now owns 842,870 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $25,370,000 after purchasing an additional 298,781 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in NexPoint Residential Trust by 49.1% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 827,052 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $24,894,000 after buying an additional 272,391 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of NexPoint Residential Trust by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 584,131 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $17,583,000 after acquiring an additional 9,114 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.61% of the company’s stock.

About NexPoint Residential Trust

NexPoint Residential Trust is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition, leasing and management of single‐family rental homes across the United States. The company targets suburban and Sun Belt markets with favorable demographic trends, seeking to build a diversified portfolio of standalone residences that serve the growing demand for quality rental housing. By concentrating on professionally managed homes rather than multi‐family apartments, NexPoint Residential Trust aims to offer tenants the benefits of privacy and space, while generating predictable rental income for investors.

The firm’s investment strategy combines direct acquisitions of built single‐family homes with selective joint ventures and partnerships to optimize scale and geographic diversification.