FY2025 EPS Estimates for Ladder Capital Decreased by Analyst

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR) – Analysts at B. Riley cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ladder Capital in a research note issued on Monday, January 27th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.11 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $1.16. B. Riley currently 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 objective on shares of Ladder Capital from $13.00 to $12.75 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ladder Capital currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $13.29.

Ladder Capital Stock Performance

Shares of LADR opened at $11.06 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 54.44, a current ratio of 54.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34. The stock has a market cap of $1.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.55 and a beta of 1.92. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $11.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.61. Ladder Capital has a 52 week low of $10.10 and a 52 week high of $12.48.

Institutional Trading of Ladder Capital

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Ladder Capital by 27.2% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,223,151 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $13,687,000 after buying an additional 261,681 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC purchased a new position in Ladder Capital during the 4th quarter valued at $4,323,000. Longboard Asset Management LP bought a new position in Ladder Capital in the 4th quarter valued at $160,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in Ladder Capital in the fourth quarter worth $112,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Ladder Capital by 15.9% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 29,424 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 4,027 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.25% of the company’s stock.

Ladder Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 31st were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, December 31st. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.32%. Ladder Capital’s payout ratio is 121.05%.

Ladder Capital Company Profile

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.