Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: FBRT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 16.23x compared to its average ratio. FBRT has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FBRT is 82.24M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.87% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of FBRT on May 25, 2025 was 500.10K shares.
FBRT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: FBRT) has increased by 0.46 when compared to last closing price of 10.81.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -5.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-29 that Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 29, 2025 9:00 AM ET Company Participants Lindsey Crabbe – Investor Relations Richard Byrne – CEO and Chairman Jerome Baglien – Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Michael Comparato – President Conference Call Participants Matthew Erdner – Jones Randy Binner – B. Riley Securities Tom Catherwood – BTIG Steve Delaney – Citizens JMP Securities Jason Stewart – Janney Montgomery Scott Operator Good day, and welcome to Franklin BSP Realty Trust First Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call.
FBRT’s Market Performance
Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc (FBRT) has seen a -5.81% fall in stock performance for the week, with a -5.32% decline in the past month and a -17.48% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.44% for FBRT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.97% for FBRT’s stock, with a -14.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of FBRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FBRT stocks, with Janney repeating the rating for FBRT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for FBRT in the upcoming period, according to Janney is $16 based on the research report published on December 12, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FBRT reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for FBRT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 19th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to FBRT, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on April 12th of the previous year.
FBRT Trading at -8.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FBRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.06% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.44%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.30%, as shares sank -6.62% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.16% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, FBRT fell by -5.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.99% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.31. In addition, Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc saw -13.40% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for FBRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.53 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 5.07, with 1.41 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 116.41 million with net debt to EBITDA at -2.41. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.27for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.1.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc (FBRT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
