Piper Sandler Cuts NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Price Target to $14.00

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) had its price target decreased by analysts at Piper Sandler from $15.00 to $14.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 6.42% from the stock’s previous close.

NREF has been the topic of several other research reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in a report on Friday, March 27th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods dropped their target price on NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $14.50 to $14.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. Wall Street Zen lowered NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, Zacks Research cut NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $14.00.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Price Performance

NREF traded down $0.32 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $13.16. The company had a trading volume of 3,660 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,252. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a twelve month low of $12.14 and a twelve month high of $16.06. The company has a market capitalization of $233.13 million, a PE ratio of 4.54 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 175.70 and a current ratio of 175.70. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $14.16.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.48. The business had revenue of $31.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.64 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 122.60% and a return on equity of 15.63%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.310-0.360 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 152.6% during 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 during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the 3rd quarter valued at about $50,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the 4th quarter valued at about $99,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.