Redwood Trust Inc (NYSE: RWT) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.36x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for RWT is 1.50. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for RWT is 131.16M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.17% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RWT on May 01, 2025 was 1.07M shares.
RWT) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Redwood Trust Inc (NYSE: RWT) has dropped by -0.16 compared to previous close of 6.22. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 6.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-30 that The headline numbers for Redwood Trust (RWT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
RWT’s Market Performance
Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) has seen a 6.15% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 2.31% gain in the past month and a -2.97% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.52%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.98% for RWT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 11.00% for RWT’s stock, with a -8.37% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RWT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RWT stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for RWT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for RWT in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $7 based on the research report published on December 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Buy” to RWT, setting the target price at $9 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
RWT Trading at 2.65% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RWT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -21.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.52%, as shares surge +2.64% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.05% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RWT rose by +6.15%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -12.29% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $5.59. In addition, Redwood Trust Inc saw -4.90% 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 RWT starting from Stone Andrew P, who sale 13,844 shares at the price of $6.50 back on Dec 23 ’24. After this action, Stone Andrew P now owns 149,671 shares of Redwood Trust Inc, valued at $89,936 using the latest closing price.
Stone Andrew P, the Officer of Redwood Trust Inc, proposed sale 13,844 shares at $6.65 during a trade that took place back on Dec 23 ’24, which means that Stone Andrew P is holding shares at $92,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RWT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 1.03 for the gross margin
The net margin for Redwood Trust Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value 4.13, with 0.30 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.51.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Redwood Trust Inc (RWT) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it 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.
