Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Lowers NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Price Target to $14.00

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) had its price objective dropped by investment analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $14.50 to $14.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “market perform” rating on the stock. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods’ target price would indicate a potential downside of 1.37% from the stock’s previous close.

NREF has been the topic of several other reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.50.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance stock opened at $14.20 on Thursday. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a 1-year low of $12.14 and a 1-year high of $16.80. The company has a market capitalization of $251.54 million, a PE ratio of 5.05 and a beta of 1.19. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $14.16 and a 200-day moving average of $14.18.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.09. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a return on equity of 17.52% and a net margin of 102.28%.The firm had revenue of $71.18 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.89 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.430-0.530 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other NexPoint Real Estate Finance news, Director Brian Mitts sold 11,904 shares of the 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 55.70% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NREF. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its position in 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 valued at $291,000 after purchasing an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 11.3% during the third quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 13,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $196,000 after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Corton Capital Inc. boosted its position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 9.1% during the second quarter. Corton Capital Inc. now owns 17,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 1,429 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in 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 buying an additional 1,689 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Institutional investors own 67.79% of the company’s stock.

About NexPoint Real Estate Finance

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.