Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ladder Capital in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 21st. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. B. Riley currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ladder Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.03 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ladder Capital's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.95 EPS.
Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Ladder Capital from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, February 24th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price objective on Ladder Capital from $12.75 to $12.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $13.17.
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Ladder Capital Trading Down 0.4 %
Shares of LADR stock traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.21. The company had a trading volume of 1,002,662 shares, compared to its average volume of 633,171. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.05, a current ratio of 38.96 and a quick ratio of 38.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a PE ratio of 11.87 and a beta of 1.44. The company's fifty day moving average is $11.08 and its 200 day moving average is $11.30. Ladder Capital has a fifty-two week low of $9.68 and a fifty-two week high of $12.48.
Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.29 by ($0.04). Ladder Capital had a net margin of 21.36% and a return on equity of 8.77%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ladder Capital
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Ladder Capital by 77.6% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,684,772 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $30,043,000 after acquiring an additional 1,172,961 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ladder Capital by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,649,699 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $30,743,000 after purchasing an additional 8,178 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Ladder Capital by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,020,143 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $23,434,000 after purchasing an additional 96,573 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Ladder Capital by 35.1% during the fourth quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,777,974 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $19,896,000 after purchasing an additional 461,739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ladder Capital by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,680,014 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $18,799,000 after purchasing an additional 39,695 shares in the last quarter. 62.25% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Ladder Capital Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were given a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Ladder Capital's dividend payout ratio is currently 106.98%.
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Ladder Capital Corp operates as an internally-managed real estate investment trust in the United States. It operates through three segments: Loans, Securities, and Real Estate. The Loans segment originates conduit first mortgage loans that are secured by cash-flowing commercial real estate; and originates and invests in balance sheet first mortgage loans secured by commercial real estate properties that are undergoing transition, including lease-up, sell-out, and renovation or repositioning.
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