NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Research

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

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.50.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Trading Down 1.8%

NREF stock opened at $14.62 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 148.83 and a current ratio of 148.83. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $14.92 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.54. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has a 52 week low of $12.36 and a 52 week high of $16.13. The company has a market capitalization of $275.55 million, a PE ratio of 5.58 and a beta of 1.12.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $32.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.19 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 117.74% and a return on equity of 13.14%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.480 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that NexPoint Real Estate Finance will post 1.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Copley Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 200.2% in the third quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,614,000 after buying an additional 75,918 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the third quarter valued at $28,000. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 83.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 36,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $492,000 after purchasing an additional 16,602 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the first quarter valued at about $3,229,000. 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.