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Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The real estate investment trust reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.04. Blackstone Mortgage Trust had a net margin of 0.24% and a return on equity of 10.72%. The business had revenue of $466.15 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $131.87 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 EPS.

Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Blackstone Mortgage Trust from $20.00 to $19.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 24th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of 0.47 per share by the real estate investment trust on Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 10.84%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th.

UniSuper Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 53,703 shares of the r

Edgestream Partners L.P. cut its stake in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 30.1% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 71,134 shares of the real estate investment trust's stoc

JMP Securities restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust in a research note on Tuesday.

BTIG Research reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $23.00 price target on shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust in a report on Friday.

SG Americas Securities LLC lessened its holdings in Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 31.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 64,923 shares of the real estate investment

Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 47,385 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, value

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) will be releasing earnings before the market opens on Wednesday, July 24, Zacks reports. (Register for Conference Call at http://mmm.wallstreethorizon.com/u.asp?u=412628)

BNP Paribas Financial Markets trimmed its stake in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 29.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 183,396 shares of the real

AIA Group Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 45,395 shares of the real estate investme

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. reduced its stake in Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 19.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 886,468 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock after se

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Hold" by the eight brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recomm

Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 10.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 645,39

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) Shares Gap Down to $17.89

Vanguard Group Inc. decreased its position in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 1.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,324,010 shares of the real

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 28th will be paid a dividend of 0.62 per share by the real estate investment trust on Monday, July 15th. This represents a $2.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 13.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 28th.

Wolfe Research began coverage on Blackstone Mortgage Trust in a report on Tuesday. They set a "peer perform" rating for the company.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 82.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,169,503 shares of the real estate

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Get Free Report) CFO Anthony F. Marone, Jr. sold 1,002 shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.56, for a total value of $17,595.12. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 58,118 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,020,552.08. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods restated a "market perform" rating and set a $18.00 target price on shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust in a research report on Tuesday.

Centaurus Financial Inc. trimmed its stake in Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 96.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 19,514 shares of the real estate investment trust's stoc

Blackstone Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 9.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,948,955 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock a

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Get Free Report) has been assigned an average rating of "Hold" from the seven analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Get Free Report) CEO Katharine A. Keenan sold 2,296 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.04, for a total transaction of $39,123.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 187,468 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,194,454.72. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) Reaches New 1-Year Low at $16.70

Cibc World Markets Corp acquired a new position in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 57,458 shares of the real estate investment trust's st

Waterloo Capital L.P. bought a new position in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 69,649 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock, valued at approximate

Wells Fargo & Company MN trimmed its holdings in shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) by 19.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 390,751 shares of the real estate inves

Premier Fund Managers Ltd purchased a new stake in Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 290,000 shares of the real estate investm

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Get Free Report) CEO Katharine A. Keenan sold 2,259 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.04, for a total value of $38,493.36. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 189,764 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,233,578.56. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.

Norges Bank acquired a new position in Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE:BXMT - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 1,821,683 shares of the real estate investment trust's

Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) Reaches New 52-Week Low at $16.73