Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ:LOAN) is a self-managed real estate investment trust that originates, services and manages loans secured by first mortgages on real property. The company primarily provides short-term, interest-only financing to real estate investors and owners who may require capital for property acquisitions, renovations, construction or other development-related needs.

Its loan portfolio is focused mainly on residential and commercial properties in the New York metropolitan area, including New York City and Long Island. Manhattan Bridge Capital generally lends to small and mid-sized real estate investors, with loans secured by the underlying properties and structured to reflect the specific needs of each borrower and project.

The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Great Neck, New York. Assaf Ran has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer and has been associated with its management since its early years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.21 to $3.30
• 50-Day Range: $3.27 to $4.12
• 52-Week Range: $3.19 to $5.01
• Volume: 6,727 shs
• Average Volume: 30,802 shs
• Market Capitalization: $37.17 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.75
• Dividend Yield: 13.44%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Manhattan Bridge Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Manhattan Bridge Capital scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 388th out of 852 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Manhattan Bridge Capital has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Manhattan Bridge Capital has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Manhattan Bridge Capital are expected to grow by 4.76% in the coming year, from $0.42 to $0.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Manhattan Bridge Capital is 7.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Manhattan Bridge Capital is 7.79, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.86. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.38% of the float of Manhattan Bridge Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Manhattan Bridge Capital has recently decreased by 42.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Manhattan Bridge Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 13.13%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Manhattan Bridge Capital has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Manhattan Bridge Capital is 104.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Manhattan Bridge Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 100.00% in the coming year. This indicates that Manhattan Bridge Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.41

News Sentiment

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Manhattan Bridge Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for LOAN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $34,700.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0942% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Manhattan Bridge Capital insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $34,700.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.60% of the stock of Manhattan Bridge Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.84% of the stock of Manhattan Bridge Capital is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/08/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 10/08/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/21/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LOAN
• CIK: 1080340
• Web: www.manhattanbridgecapital.com
• Phone: (516) 444-3400
• Fax: 516-444-3404
• Employees: 6
• Year Founded: 1989

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.42
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $5.11 million
• Net Margins: 58.61%
• Pretax Margin: 58.62%
• Return on Equity: 11.14%
• Return on Assets: 7.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 9.92
• Quick Ratio: 9.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $8.67 million
• Price / Sales: 4.29
• Cash Flow: $0.45 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.33
• Book Value: $3.77 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,350,000
• Free Float: 8,556,000
• Market Cap: $37.17 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.23