B. Riley Issues Negative Outlook for FBRT Earnings

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.29 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.32. 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 $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

FBRT has been the topic of several other reports. JMP Securities reissued a "market outperform" rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Jones Trading lowered their target price on Franklin BSP Realty Trust from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $15.30.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Stock Down 2.3%

NYSE:FBRT traded down $0.25 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $10.47. The company had a trading volume of 482,790 shares, compared to its average volume of 430,226. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.94. The company has a current ratio of 77.38, a quick ratio of 77.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.19. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $10.45 and a 1 year high of $14.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $860.33 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.40 and a beta of 1.04.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Franklin BSP Realty Trust

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division acquired a new position in Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. AlphaQuest LLC acquired a new position in Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the first quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in 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 valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 4,377 shares during the period. 59.87% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Investors of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $0.355 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.57%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 208.82%.

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).