Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (NYSE: BXMT) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.15 in relation to its previous close of 19.90. However, the company has experienced a -1.92% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-30 that Ahead of the April 2nd tariff unveiling, US equity markets were under renewed pressure this week on downbeat data showing a further dip in consumer confidence and hotter-than-expected PCE inflation. As a turbulent first quarter wraps up, the updated GDPNow – the Atlanta Fed’s closely watched GDP tracking model – forecasts growth of -2.8% overall and -0.5% on a “gold-adjusted basis.” Posting weekly declines for the seventh time in the past nine weeks, the S&P 500 finished lower by 1.5% – extending its drawdown to 9.3% from its record-highs.
Is It Worth Investing in Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (NYSE: BXMT) Right Now?
BXMT has 36-month beta value of 1.17. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BXMT is 160.67M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.46% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BXMT on April 03, 2025 was 1.73M shares.
BXMT’s Market Performance
The stock of Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (BXMT) has seen a -1.92% decrease in the past week, with a -1.10% drop in the past month, and a 12.20% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.22% for BXMT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.50% for BXMT’s stock, with a 7.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BXMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BXMT stocks, with Wolfe Research repeating the rating for BXMT by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BXMT in the upcoming period, according to Wolfe Research is $20 based on the research report published on December 11, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
BTIG Research, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BXMT reach a price target of $23. The rating they have provided for BXMT stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on July 19th, 2024.
BXMT Trading at 0.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BXMT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -6.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.53%, as shares sank -0.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +8.82% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BXMT fell by -1.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.09% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.38. In addition, Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc saw 14.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BXMT starting from Keenan Katharine A, who sale 2,315 shares at the price of $20.70 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Keenan Katharine A now owns 246,172 shares of Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc, valued at $47,913 using the latest closing price.
Marone Anthony F. JR, the Chief Financial Officer of Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc, sale 506 shares at $20.65 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that Marone Anthony F. JR is holding 66,107 shares at $10,447 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BXMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.37 for the present operating margin
- 0.8 for the gross margin
The net margin for Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc stands at -0.25. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -5.01, with -0.93 for asset returns.
Based on Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (BXMT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.81 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.02. The debt to equity ratio resting at 4.15. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.24.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 22.66. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc (BXMT) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
