Piper Sandler Has Lowered Expectations for NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Stock Price

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) had its price target dropped by analysts at Piper Sandler from $15.00 to $14.00 in a report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. Piper Sandler’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 5.14% from the stock’s previous close.

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

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Stock Down 0.3%

NREF opened at $13.32 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $248.86 million, a P/E ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 1.17. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a one year low of $12.14 and a one year high of $16.06. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $14.26 and a 200-day moving average price of $14.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 175.70 and a quick ratio of 175.70.

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

Institutional Trading of NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Nexpoint Asset Management L.P. now owns 9,439,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,910,000 after acquiring an additional 852,271 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its holdings in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 308,477 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,374,000 after purchasing an additional 3,190 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 201,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,777,000 after purchasing an additional 1,716 shares during the last quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 42.0% in the 4th quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 157,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 46,679 shares during the period. Finally, Copley Financial Group Inc. raised its position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 8.3% in the 4th quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 123,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,736,000 after purchasing an additional 9,473 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.