Insider Selling: NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREF) Director Sells 11,904 Shares of Stock

by · The Markets Daily

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREFGet Free Report) Director Brian Mitts sold 11,904 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.51, for a total value of $172,727.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Price Performance

Shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance stock traded down $0.11 on Monday, hitting $14.10. 56,841 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 49,129. The company has a market cap of $249.84 million, a P/E ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 1.19. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $13.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $14.23. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. has a 12-month low of $12.14 and a 12-month high of $16.80. The company has a current ratio of 175.70, a quick ratio of 175.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NYSE:NREFGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.09. NexPoint Real Estate Finance had a return on equity of 17.52% and a net margin of 102.28%.The business had revenue of $71.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.89 million. NexPoint Real Estate Finance has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.430-0.530 EPS. Analysts expect that NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

NexPoint Real Estate Finance Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 15th. This represents a $2.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 14.2%. NexPoint Real Estate Finance’s payout ratio is currently 71.17%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on NREF. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in a report on Monday, December 15th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $14.75.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On NexPoint Real Estate Finance

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NREF. Copley Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 200.2% during the 3rd quarter. Copley Financial Group Inc. now owns 113,834 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,614,000 after buying an additional 75,918 shares in the last quarter. Summit Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the second quarter worth $553,000. PFG Investments LLC purchased a new position in NexPoint Real Estate Finance in the 2nd quarter valued at about $248,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance during the second quarter worth approximately $172,000. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management increased its stake in NexPoint Real Estate Finance by 19.0% in the third quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 67,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $956,000 after purchasing an additional 10,774 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.79% of the company’s stock.

About NexPoint Real Estate Finance

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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.

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