Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) will likely be announcing its Q1 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Monday, April 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.33 per share and revenue of $52.59 million for the quarter.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $55.95 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.28 million. Franklin BSP Realty Trust had a return on equity of 8.17% and a net margin of 45.56%. On average, analysts expect Franklin BSP Realty Trust to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE FBRT opened at $11.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.42, a quick ratio of 90.45 and a current ratio of 84.89. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a one year low of $10.50 and a one year high of $14.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $973.12 million, a P/E ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s fifty day moving average is $12.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $12.71.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 10th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a dividend of $0.355 per share. This represents a $1.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 12.20%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio is currently 171.08%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FBRT has been the subject of a number of research reports. Jones Trading reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 price target on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. B. Riley raised Franklin BSP Realty Trust to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Citigroup reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, March 12th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $15.50.

About Franklin BSP Realty Trust

Benefit Street Partners operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). BSP earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).