Ladder Capital (LADR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) is a publicly traded commercial real estate finance company structured as a real estate investment trust. The firm specializes in originating, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial mortgage loans, subordinate financings such as mezzanine loans and B-notes, and equity investments. In addition to direct lending activities, Ladder Capital invests in and manages commercial mortgage‐backed securities (CMBS) and commercial real estate collateralized loan obligations (CRE CLOs), providing financing across a range of property types including office, retail, multifamily, industrial and hospitality assets.

Since its inception in 2008, Ladder Capital has developed a platform that supports both balance-sheet lending and structured securitization. The company structures senior mortgage loans alongside preferred equity solutions to offer flexible capital stacks for borrowers, and it leverages its securitization capabilities to package and sell pools of commercial real estate debt into the capital markets. Ladder Capital’s integrated model allows it to hold loans on its balance sheet or distribute risk through public and private offerings, depending on market conditions and investor demand.

Headquartered in New York City, Ladder Capital operates offices in several major U.S. metropolitan markets, including Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. The firm focuses on gateway and high-growth markets where commercial real estate fundamentals and sponsor relationships underpin its transactional activity. Over time, Ladder Capital has built a geographically diversified lending footprint that balances exposure across coastal gateway markets and emerging Sun Belt and tech-oriented regions.

Leadership at Ladder Capital includes Stephen D. Paine, who serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Under Paine’s guidance, the company completed its initial public offering in 2012 and has since pursued growth through a combination of organic loan originations and selective portfolio acquisitions. Ladder Capital’s management team combines real estate lending expertise with structured finance capabilities, positioning the firm to navigate changing market environments and capitalize on opportunities in the commercial property finance sector.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.85 to $9.98
• 50-Day Range: $9.69 to $10.45
• 52-Week Range: $9.61 to $11.92
• Volume: 914,875 shs
• Average Volume: 695,890 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.26 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.42
• Dividend Yield: 9.33%
• Price Target: $12.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ladder Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ladder Capital scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 17th out of 887 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: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ladder Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ladder Capital has a consensus price target of $12.75, representing about 29.2% upside from its current price of $9.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ladder Capital has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.08%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ladder Capital are expected to grow by 23.08% in the coming year, from $0.78 to $0.96 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ladder Capital is 22.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ladder Capital is 22.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ladder Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.91. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ladder Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.87. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.73% of the float of Ladder Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ladder Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.45, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ladder Capital has recently decreased by 4.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ladder Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Ladder Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Ladder Capital is 209.09%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Ladder Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 95.83% in the coming year. This indicates that Ladder Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Ladder Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Ladder Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for LADR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Ladder Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ladder Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.00% of the stock of Ladder Capital is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.25% of the stock of Ladder Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/23/2026
• Today: 5/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - MTGE TRUST
• Sub-Industry: Trading
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LADR
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LADR
• CIK: 1577670
• Web: www.laddercapital.com
• Phone: (212) 715-3170
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 60
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ladder Capital: $12.75
• High Price Target: $13.50
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.65
• P/E Growth: 0.91
• Net Income: $64.18 million
• Net Margins: 13.82%
• Pretax Margin: 14.98%
• Return on Equity: 5.73%
• Return on Assets: 1.70%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.79
• Current Ratio: 58.90
• Quick Ratio: 58.90

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $390.29 million
• Price / Sales: 3.22
• Cash Flow: $1.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.21
• Book Value: $11.35 per share
• Price / Book: 0.87

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 127,230,000
• Free Float: 111,966,000
• Market Cap: $1.26 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.98