Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR)’s stock price has plunge by -0.27relation to previous closing price of 11.30. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -5.21% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investors.com reported 2024-09-25 that Ladder Capital has benefited from a surprisingly resilient economy, easing interest rates, and a gradual return to office work.
Is It Worth Investing in Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) Right Now?
Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE: LADR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 14.20x compared to its average ratio. LADR has 36-month beta value of 1.96. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for LADR is 113.17M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LADR on October 04, 2024 was 683.37K shares.
LADR’s Market Performance
The stock of Ladder Capital Corp (LADR) has seen a -5.21% decrease in the past week, with a -6.32% drop in the past month, and a 0.54% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.57%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.39% for LADR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.44% for LADR stock, with a simple moving average of -0.24% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LADR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LADR stocks, with BTIG Research repeating the rating for LADR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LADR in the upcoming period, according to BTIG Research is $13.50 based on the research report published on July 19, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Wolfe Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LADR reach a price target of $13. The rating they have provided for LADR stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on June 25th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to LADR, setting the target price at $12.50 in the report published on July 27th of the previous year.
LADR Trading at -5.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LADR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -9.70% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.39%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.57%, as shares sank -6.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.81% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LADR fell by -5.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.05% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.88. In addition, Ladder Capital Corp saw -2.09% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LADR starting from Perelman Robert, who sale 25,000 shares at the price of $12.15 back on Sep 13 ’24. After this action, Perelman Robert now owns 351,453 shares of Ladder Capital Corp, valued at $303,750 using the latest closing price.
McCormack Pamela, the President of Ladder Capital Corp, sale 50,000 shares at $12.25 during a trade that took place back on Aug 30 ’24, which means that McCormack Pamela is holding 548,863 shares at $612,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LADR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.53 for the present operating margin
- 0.82 for the gross margin
The net margin for Ladder Capital Corp stands at 0.26. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 6.50, with 1.86 for asset returns.
Based on Ladder Capital Corp (LADR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.21. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 123.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at 7.15. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 9.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 15.88for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.08.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Ladder Capital Corp (LADR) has had a mixed 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.
