Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Expected to Announce Earnings on Monday

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT - Get Free Report) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Monday, April 28th. Analysts expect Franklin BSP Realty Trust to post earnings of $0.33 per share and revenue of $52.59 million for the quarter.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. Franklin BSP Realty Trust had a return on equity of 8.17% and a net margin of 45.56%. The firm had revenue of $55.95 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $49.28 million. On average, analysts expect Franklin BSP Realty Trust to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:FBRT traded up $0.17 during trading on Friday, reaching $11.64. 371,850 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 371,853. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.71. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $10.50 and a 1-year high of $14.12. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42, a current ratio of 84.89 and a quick ratio of 90.45. The firm has a market cap of $973.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 1.14.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.355 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.20%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's payout ratio is 171.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on FBRT shares. B. Riley raised shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Jones Trading reissued a "buy" rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Citigroup reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Franklin BSP Realty Trust currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $15.50.

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).