B. Riley Has Negative View of Ladder Capital FY2025 Earnings

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Ladder Capital in a report released on Monday, January 27th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.11 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $1.16. B. Riley has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ladder Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.04 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ladder Capital's FY2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

Separately, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their price target on Ladder Capital from $13.00 to $12.75 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $13.29.

Ladder Capital Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:LADR traded down $0.18 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $11.06. The company had a trading volume of 356,529 shares, compared to its average volume of 538,835. The business's 50 day moving average price is $11.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $11.61. Ladder Capital has a 1-year low of $10.10 and a 1-year high of $12.48. The company has a quick ratio of 54.44, a current ratio of 54.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a PE ratio of 14.55 and a beta of 1.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Millennium Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Ladder Capital by 92.0% during the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 737,970 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $8,332,000 after buying an additional 353,530 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its stake in Ladder Capital by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 60,772 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $686,000 after purchasing an additional 2,573 shares in the last quarter. Algert Global LLC bought a new stake in Ladder Capital in the 2nd quarter valued at about $130,000. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Ladder Capital by 34.2% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 36,393 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $411,000 after purchasing an additional 9,275 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Ladder Capital during the third quarter worth approximately $295,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.25% of the company's stock.

Ladder Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st were given a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.32%. Ladder Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 121.05%.

Ladder Capital Company Profile

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.