FY2025 EPS Estimates for Ladder Capital Lowered by B. Riley

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR) – Equities researchers at B. Riley dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ladder Capital in a note issued to investors on Monday, January 27th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now expects 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 reduced their price target on Ladder Capital from $13.00 to $12.75 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Ladder Capital presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $13.29.

Ladder Capital Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of Ladder Capital stock opened at $11.23 on Wednesday. Ladder Capital has a 1-year low of $10.10 and a 1-year high of $12.48. The company has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a PE ratio of 14.77 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 54.44 and a quick ratio of 54.44. The business has a 50-day moving average of $11.44 and a 200-day moving average of $11.62.

Ladder Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were paid a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.20%. Ladder Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 121.05%.

Institutional Trading of Ladder Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LADR. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its holdings in Ladder Capital by 1,089.1% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 1,528,802 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,734,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400,238 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its position in shares of Ladder Capital by 28.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 205,403 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,382,000 after buying an additional 45,294 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ladder Capital in the 3rd quarter valued at about $6,907,000. Stifel Financial Corp grew its position in shares of Ladder Capital by 196.3% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 165,768 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,923,000 after buying an additional 109,816 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew 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 valued at $23,434,000 after buying an additional 96,573 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.25% of the company’s stock.

About Ladder Capital

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.