NewtekOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWT) Receives $14.50 Consensus PT from Analysts

Shares of NewtekOne, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWT) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the five brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $14.75.

NEWT has been the subject of several research reports. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NewtekOne in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on shares of NewtekOne from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NewtekOne from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 27th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of NewtekOne from $12.50 to $13.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th.

Key NewtekOne News

Here are the key news stories impacting NewtekOne this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The company issued upbeat forward commentary, targeting a $2.35 EPS midpoint for fiscal 2026 and saying ALP loan originations are accelerating — this is constructive for future earnings growth and investor sentiment. NewtekOne targets $2.35 EPS midpoint
• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target from $13.00 to $14.00 (market perform), signaling modest analyst upside versus the current price. KBW raises PT to $14
• Positive Sentiment: Board expansion with the addition of a veteran banker could strengthen governance and industry relationships. NewtekOne expands board
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 EPS of $0.65 matched consensus estimates — meeting expectations reduces surprise risk but offers no upside catalyst by itself. Q4 EPS matches estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript and slide deck are available for deeper read-throughs of management commentary and guidance assumptions. Q4 earnings call transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue materially missed estimates: reported $55.85M vs. analyst expectations near $80.01M — the top-line shortfall is the main near-term negative and likely the key driver of share weakness. Revenue missed estimates
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts’ consensus remains tepid (average “Hold”), suggesting limited near-term upside from the Street. Analyst consensus: Hold
• Negative Sentiment: Balance-sheet and liquidity metrics are watchpoints (high debt-to-equity and sub-1 current ratio), which raise investor sensitivity to revenue shortfalls and interest-rate risk.

NewtekOne Stock Down 5.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:NEWT opened at $13.49 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.66. NewtekOne has a 52 week low of $9.12 and a 52 week high of $14.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.69, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a current ratio of 0.67. The company has a market cap of $389.73 million, a PE ratio of 6.16 and a beta of 1.23.

NewtekOne (NASDAQ:NEWT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.65. The firm had revenue of $55.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $80.01 million. NewtekOne had a return on equity of 19.52% and a net margin of 15.51%. As a group, research analysts expect that NewtekOne will post 1.93 earnings per share for the current year.

NewtekOne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd were given a $0.19 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 22nd. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.6%. NewtekOne’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 34.70%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NewtekOne

In related news, insider Michael Adam Schwartz bought 2,247 shares of NewtekOne stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $13.91 per share, for a total transaction of $31,255.77. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider owned 49,713 shares in the company, valued at approximately $691,507.83. This represents a 4.73% increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Barry Sloane purchased 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $10.22 per share, with a total value of $102,200.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer owned 1,212,459 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,391,330.98. This represents a 0.83% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased a total of 21,845 shares of company stock worth $258,141 in the last quarter. Insiders own 6.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NEWT. Patriot Financial Partners GP II L.P. bought a new stake in NewtekOne during the third quarter worth about $26,423,000. North Reef Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of NewtekOne in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $4,430,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in NewtekOne by 111.5% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 355,847 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,014,000 after acquiring an additional 187,578 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its holdings in NewtekOne by 42.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 623,540 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $7,034,000 after purchasing an additional 187,103 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. increased its holdings in NewtekOne by 190.5% during the 2nd quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 212,228 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,394,000 after purchasing an additional 139,177 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 38.35% of the company’s stock.

NewtekOne Company Profile

NewtekOne, Inc (NASDAQ: NEWT) is a publicly traded business development company that specializes in providing financial and business services to small and medium?sized enterprises across the United States. Operating under the trade name The Newtek Small Business Finance, the company offers a diversified array of lending solutions designed to meet the working capital, equipment acquisition and growth needs of its clients.

The company’s core lending offerings include Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loans, equipment financing, lines of credit and commercial real estate financing.