Should I buy or sell Lument Finance Trust stock right now?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lument Finance Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" LFT shares. View LFT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is Lument Finance Trust's stock price target for 2024?

2 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Lument Finance Trust's shares. Their LFT share price targets range from $2.50 to $2.75. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $2.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for LFT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have LFT shares performed in 2024?

Lument Finance Trust's stock was trading at $2.33 at the start of the year. Since then, LFT stock has increased by 0.9% and is now trading at $2.35. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is Lument Finance Trust's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024. View our LFT earnings forecast .

How were Lument Finance Trust's earnings last quarter?

Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE:LFT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 11th. The technology company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.03. The technology company earned $22.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.72 million. Lument Finance Trust had a net margin of 17.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.23%.

How often does Lument Finance Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lument Finance Trust?

Lument Finance Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th. Read our dividend analysis for LFT .

Is Lument Finance Trust a good dividend stock?

Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.72%. LFT has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 93.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, LFT will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Read our dividend analysis for LFT .

Who are Lument Finance Trust's major shareholders?

Lument Finance Trust's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Melia Wealth LLC (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Briggs, James Christopher Hunt, James J Henson, James Peter Flynn, Walter C Keenan and William A Houlihan. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of Lument Finance Trust?

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52-Week Range: $1.53
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Volume: 29,693 shs
Average Volume: 89,369 shs
Market Capitalization: $122.79 million

P/E Ratio: 7.83
Dividend Yield: 11.91%
Price Target: $2.63

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Lument Finance Trust MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 11.7% Upside
$2.63 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
0.04% of Shares Sold Short
Dividend Strength: Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: N/A
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: -6.98%
From $0.43 to $0.40 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

2.79 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

539th out of 822 stocks

Real Estate Investment Trusts Industry

108th out of 176 stocks

2.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Lument Finance Trust has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Lument Finance Trust has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.04% of the outstanding shares of Lument Finance Trust have been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Lument Finance Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Lument Finance Trust has recently increased by 16.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

2.5

Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
Lument Finance Trust is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 11.72%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
Lument Finance Trust has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of Lument Finance Trust is 93.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, Lument Finance Trust will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.00% next year. This indicates that Lument Finance Trust will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for LFT.

3.7

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Lument Finance Trust has a news sentiment score of 1.66. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Lument Finance Trust this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
Search Interest
9 people have searched for LFT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 3 people have added Lument Finance Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

0.0

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Lument Finance Trust insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 2.50% of the stock of Lument Finance Trust is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
Only 19.45% of the stock of Lument Finance Trust is held by institutions.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Lument Finance Trust are expected to decrease by -6.98% in the coming year, from $0.43 to $0.40 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Lument Finance Trust is 7.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 147.54.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Lument Finance Trust is 7.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 62.68.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Lument Finance Trust has a P/B Ratio of 0.67. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Lument Finance Trust Stock (NYSE:LFT)

Lument Finance Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust, focuses on investing in, financing, and managing a portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) debt investments in the United States. The company primarily invests in transitional floating rate CRE mortgage loans on middle market multi-family assets; and other CRE -related investments, including mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities, fixed rate loans, construction loans, and other CRE debt instruments. Lument Finance Trust, Inc. is qualified as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Lument Finance Trust, Inc. in December 2020. Lument Finance Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Buy Rating Affirmed for Lument Finance Trust Amidst Strong Performance and Growth Prospects

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Lument Finance Trust Inc Reports Solid 2023 Results and Announces Dividends

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Lument Finance Trust Reports 2023 Results and Declares Quarterly Dividends for Its Common and Preferred Stock

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Earnings Outlook For Lument Finance Trust

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Lument Finance Trust Announces Year-End Earnings Release and Investor Call Dates

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Lument Finance Trust Stock (NYSE:LFT), Quotes and News Summary

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Lument Finance Trust, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividends for its Common and Preferred Stock

December 12, 2023 | msn.com

Lument Finance declares $0.07 dividend

November 15, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE:LFT) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

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Q3 2023 Lument Finance Trust Inc Earnings Call

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Lument Finance Trust, Inc. Announces Quarterly Common Stock Dividend Increase

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Lument Finance Trust (LFT) Receives a Buy from JMP Securities

August 11, 2023 | sfgate.com

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 5/11/2023
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/27/2024
Dividend Payable: 4/15/2024
Today: 4/18/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/09/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Finance
Industry: Real estate investment trusts
Sub-Industry: N/A
Current Symbol: NYSE:LFT
CUSIP: N/A
CIK: 1547546
Web: www.longtop.com
Phone: (212) 317-5700
Fax: N/A
Employees: N/A
Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $2.63
High Stock Price Target: $2.75
Low Stock Price Target: $2.50
Potential Upside/Downside: +11.7%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.30
Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.87
Forward P/E Ratio: 5.47
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $19.72 million
Net Margins: 17.02%
Pretax Margin: 18.06%
Return on Equity: 9.23%
Return on Assets: 1.31%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.50
Current Ratio: 4.05
Quick Ratio: 4.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $109.19 million
Price / Sales: 1.12
Cash Flow: $0.38 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 6.17
Book Value: $3.51 per share
Price / Book: 0.67

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 52,250,000
Free Float: 50,943,000
Market Cap: $122.79 million
Optionable: Not Optionable
Beta: 1.07

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Key Executives

Mr. James Peter Flynn J.D. (Age 47)
CEO & Chairman of the Board
Mr. James Anthony Briggs (Age 57)
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. James Joseph Henson (Age 71)
President
Brendan Gover
Vice President of Investor Relations
Charles Duddy
Managing Director
Mr. Zachary Lee Halpern
Managing Director
Ms. Stephanie G. Culpepper
Secretary
Mr. Kian Fui Chong (Age 52)
Senior Vice President of Hunt Investment Management, LLC

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Insiders & Institutions

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LFT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Lument Finance Trust stock right now?: 2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Lument Finance Trust in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" LFT shares.
View LFT analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is Lument Finance Trust's stock price target for 2024?: 2 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for Lument Finance Trust's shares. Their LFT share price targets range from $2.50 to $2.75. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $2.63 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for LFT or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have LFT shares performed in 2024?: Lument Finance Trust's stock was trading at $2.33 at the start of the year. Since then, LFT stock has increased by 0.9% and is now trading at $2.35.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
When is Lument Finance Trust's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024.
View our LFT earnings forecast.
How were Lument Finance Trust's earnings last quarter?: Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (NYSE:LFT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 11th. The technology company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.03. The technology company earned $22.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.72 million. Lument Finance Trust had a net margin of 17.02% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.23%.

How often does Lument Finance Trust pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Lument Finance Trust?: Lument Finance Trust declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 28th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share on Monday, April 15th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.91%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 27th.
Read our dividend analysis for LFT.
Is Lument Finance Trust a good dividend stock?: Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 11.72%. LFT has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 93.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, LFT will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for LFT.
Who are Lument Finance Trust's major shareholders?: Lument Finance Trust's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Melia Wealth LLC (0.38%). Insiders that own company stock include James A Briggs, James Christopher Hunt, James J Henson, James Peter Flynn, Walter C Keenan and William A Houlihan.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of Lument Finance Trust?: Shares of LFT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.

This page (NYSE:LFT) was last updated on 4/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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Lument Finance Trust (LFT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Lument Finance Trust MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Overall MarketRank™

Analyst's Opinion

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Change versus previous month

Dividend Strength

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment

News Coverage This Week

Search Interest

MarketBeat Follows

Company Ownership

Earnings and Valuation

About Lument Finance Trust Stock (NYSE:LFT)

LFT Stock Price History

LFT Stock News Headlines

Company Calendar

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Price Target and Rating

Profitability

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Miscellaneous

Key Executives

Key Competitors

Insiders & Institutions

LFT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Overall MarketRank^™