NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Lowered to Sell Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

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

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NYSE NREF opened at $14.66 on Friday. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a 12-month low of $12.14 and a 12-month high of $16.80. The company has a market capitalization of $259.78 million, a PE ratio of 5.06 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 175.70 and a quick ratio of 175.70. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $14.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $14.36.

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

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.6%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 68.97%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other NexPoint Real Estate Finance news, Director Brian Mitts sold 11,904 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.51, for a total value of $172,727.04. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 55.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. now owns 9,439,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $132,910,000 after purchasing an additional 852,271 shares during the period. Copley Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in 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 worth $1,614,000 after buying an additional 75,918 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 157,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after buying an additional 46,679 shares during the last quarter. Summit Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the 2nd quarter worth about $553,000. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its holdings in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 43.5% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 96,697 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,361,000 after buying an additional 29,291 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.