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

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Zacks Research downgraded shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods increased their price objective on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, NexPoint Real Estate Finance has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.50.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Performance

The business’s fifty day moving average price is $14.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $14.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 148.83 and a current ratio of 148.83. The stock has a market cap of $281.43 million, a PE ratio of 5.70 and a beta of 1.12.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $32.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.19 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 117.74% and a return on equity of 13.14%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. will post 1.57 EPS for the current fiscal year.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 76.34%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 20,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 22,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $322,000 after purchasing an additional 951 shares during the period. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Berkeley Capital Partners LLC now owns 40,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 13,840 shares of the company’s stock worth $196,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 152.6% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,796 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 1,689 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.