NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Raised to “Hold” at Zacks Research

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) was upgraded by stock analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued on Thursday, Zacks reports.

NREF has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lifted their target price on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $16.00 to $17.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $16.75.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Price Performance

NREF opened at $15.80 on Thursday. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a 1 year low of $12.36 and a 1 year high of $18.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 163.94 and a quick ratio of 163.94. The company has a market capitalization of $297.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.67 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $17.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.57.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.06. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 107.93% and a return on equity of 12.72%. The company had revenue of $27.34 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.57 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the second quarter valued at about $9,676,000. Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the 1st quarter worth approximately $3,229,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $90,000. Concorde Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Concorde Asset Management LLC now owns 25,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after purchasing an additional 2,500 shares during the period. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the second quarter valued at approximately $109,000. Institutional investors own 67.79% of the company’s stock.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Company Profile

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc is a mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) that originates, acquires and manages debt investments secured by commercial real estate. The company primarily focuses on transitional properties, including multifamily, student housing, seniors housing and other commercial assets that may require repositioning, renovation or stabilization.

Its investment activities may include first-lien mortgage loans, subordinate and mezzanine loans, preferred equity investments and commercial mortgage-backed securities.