B. Riley Issues Negative Estimate for FBRT Earnings

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT) – Analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.41 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Jones Trading decreased their target price on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $15.00 target price on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Franklin BSP Realty Trust currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.30.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of FBRT stock opened at $10.77 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $885.40 million, a PE ratio of 15.84 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.01 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.96. The company has a current ratio of 77.38, a quick ratio of 77.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.19. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a twelve month low of $10.50 and a twelve month high of $14.12.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FBRT. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,162,977 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,584,000 after acquiring an additional 136,687 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Franklin BSP Realty Trust during the 4th quarter valued at $859,000. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 174.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 39,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $488,000 after buying an additional 25,139 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its position in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 22.4% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 20,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $263,000 after buying an additional 3,841 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 135.0% in the 4th quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 30,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $380,000 after buying an additional 17,388 shares during the last quarter. 59.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a dividend of $0.355 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.18%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 208.82%.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Company Profile

Benefit Street Partners operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). BSP earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).