Equities Analysts Set Expectations for FBRT Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Franklin BSP Realty Trust from $0.29 to $0.21 per share, aligning with a broader trend of changing earnings forecasts for the company.
• The company's consensus full-year earnings estimate is currently $1.41 per share, with a recent Q4 2025 estimate set at $0.29 EPS.
• Franklin BSP Realty Trust's quarterly dividend is $0.355 per share, reflecting an annualized yield of 13.1%, although the payout ratio stands at a high 144.90%.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.29. 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 $0.29 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Jones Trading reduced their target price on Franklin BSP Realty Trust from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. JMP Securities reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Franklin BSP Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $14.88.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:FBRT traded down $0.01 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $10.87. 487,922 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 688,923. The company has a fifty day moving average of $10.78 and a 200 day moving average of $11.72. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a twelve month low of $9.79 and a twelve month high of $13.74. The company has a market capitalization of $894.38 million, a P/E ratio of 11.09 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.21, a quick ratio of 81.24 and a current ratio of 81.24.

Institutional Trading of Franklin BSP Realty Trust

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 24.2% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 714,485 shares of the company's stock worth $9,103,000 after buying an additional 139,417 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 1,683.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the company's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 4,377 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 51.0% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 74,962 shares of the company's stock worth $940,000 after buying an additional 25,322 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 149,083 shares of the company's stock worth $1,870,000 after buying an additional 24,935 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strong Tower Advisory Services boosted its stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 16.3% in the first quarter. Strong Tower Advisory Services now owns 1,345,488 shares of the company's stock worth $17,142,000 after buying an additional 188,377 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 59.87% of the company's stock.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.1%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's payout ratio is presently 144.90%.

About Franklin BSP Realty Trust

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).