Ladder Capital (LADR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ladder Capital Corp. is a commercial real estate finance company organized as a real estate investment trust. It originates and invests in loans and other assets tied to commercial properties, with a focus on first mortgage loans secured by real estate.

The company also invests in commercial mortgage-backed securities and U.S. government securities, and owns commercial real estate. Its lending and investment activities span property types and markets across the United States.

Founded in 2008, Ladder Capital is headquartered in New York. Its business combines commercial real estate lending with investments in real estate debt and property assets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.37 to $8.59
• 50-Day Range: $8.52 to $9.83
• 52-Week Range: $8.37 to $11.48
• Volume: 341,281 shs
• Average Volume: 1.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.57
• Dividend Yield: 10.89%
• Price Target: $12.29
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ladder Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ladder Capital scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd 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: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ladder Capital has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Ladder Capital has a consensus price target of $12.29, representing about 45.5% upside from its current price of $8.45.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ladder Capital has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.66%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ladder Capital are expected to grow by 3.66% in the coming year, from $0.82 to $0.85 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ladder Capital is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ladder Capital is 10.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.48.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Ladder Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.88. 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 0.73. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.32% 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 3.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ladder Capital has recently increased by 4.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Ladder Capital is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 10.59%, 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 115.00%. 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 108.24% in the coming year. This indicates that Ladder Capital may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Ladder Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

6 people have searched for LADR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Ladder Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 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

12.60% 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 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/30/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 10/16/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• 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: $12.29
• High Price Target: $13.50
• Low Price Target: $10.25
• Potential Upside/Downside: +45.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.80
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.55
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.94
• P/E Growth: 0.88
• Net Income: $64.18 million
• Net Margins: 23.70%
• Pretax Margin: 24.51%
• Return on Equity: 6.98%
• Return on Assets: 1.81%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.98
• Current Ratio: 49.90
• Quick Ratio: 49.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $390.29 million
• Price / Sales: 2.73
• Cash Flow: $1.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.99
• Book Value: $11.59 per share
• Price / Book: 0.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 125,990,000
• Free Float: 110,117,000
• Market Cap: $1.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96