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Ladder Capital Corp (LADR)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | New York, United States | NYSE
9.72 USD -0.13 (-1.320%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:51 a.m. EDT

Ladder Capital presents a classic value trap scenario where a high dividend yield masks deteriorating operational health. While the 9.5% yield is attractive, the payout ratio of over 200% indicates the company is distributing far more cash than it generates from operations, relying on asset liquidation or debt refinancing to sustain payments. Fundamentally, the business is struggling with negative earnings growth, a sharp drop in return on equity, and a massive debt load relative to equity. The price action confirms this distress, with the stock trading well below its book value and failing to recover from a multi-year downtrend despite a recent slight uptick. The options market reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders buying insurance against further declines rather than betting on a rebound. Investors chasing the yield are likely to face capital erosion as the underlying asset quality continues to degrade.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.018970
MSTL0.019177
AutoETS0.019381
AutoARIMA0.019382
MSTL_1260.055329

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 8.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.089
Excess Kurtosis 0.20
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 279.762
Revenue per Share 1.724
Market Cap 1,240,933,760
Trailing P/E 22.09
Forward P/E 8.23
Beta 0.99
Profit Margins 25.44%
Website https://www.laddercapital.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the August and November expirations where out-of-the-money protection is concentrated. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for puts compared to calls, indicating a fear premium rather than a bullish expectation. The lack of significant call open interest suggests limited speculative upside conviction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
2.31% 8.87% 8.47% 8.43%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.230 2.311558
2026-03-31 0.230 2.354145
2025-12-31 0.230 2.092812
2025-09-30 0.230 2.108158
2025-06-30 0.230 2.139535
2025-03-31 0.230 2.015776
2024-12-31 0.230 2.055407
2024-09-30 0.230 1.982759
2024-06-28 0.230 2.037201
2024-03-27 0.230 2.096627
2023-12-28 0.230 1.974249
2023-09-28 0.230 2.241715
2023-06-29 0.230 2.143523
2023-03-30 0.230 2.486486
2022-12-29 0.230 2.293121
2022-09-29 0.230 2.616610
2022-06-29 0.220 2.081362
2022-03-30 0.200 1.679261
2021-12-30 0.200 1.668057
2021-09-29 0.200 1.784121
2021-06-29 0.200 1.725626
2021-03-30 0.200 1.715266
2020-12-30 0.200 2.066116
2020-09-09 0.200 2.638522
2020-06-09 0.200 2.132196
2020-03-09 0.340 2.401130
2019-12-09 0.340 1.961916
2019-09-09 0.340 2.005900
2019-06-07 0.340 2.121023
2019-03-08 0.340 2.034710
2018-12-07 0.570 3.310105
2018-09-14 0.325 1.891735
2018-06-08 0.325 2.075351
2018-03-09 0.315 2.068286
2017-12-08 0.315 2.307692
2017-09-08 0.300 2.297090
2017-06-08 0.300 2.130682
2017-03-09 0.300 2.141328
2016-12-22 0.460 3.345455
2016-09-08 0.275 2.058383
2016-06-09 0.275 2.198241
2016-03-08 0.275 2.459749
2015-12-08 1.450 11.693549
2015-09-08 0.275 1.797386
2015-06-11 0.250 1.381215
2015-04-01 0.250 1.371366
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.92
dividendYield 9.47
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.92
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.093401015
lastDividendValue 0.23
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.119749784
Address1 320 Park Avenue
Address2 15th Floor
All Time High 20.78
All Time Low 2.65
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 3,200
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,242,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 868,173
Average Volume 868,173
Average Volume10Days 1,242,170
Beta 0.994
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 2,900
Board Risk 10
Book Value 11.335
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.72
Current Ratio 2.627
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 9.92
Day Low 9.64
Debt To Equity 279.762
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 0.92
Dividend Yield 9.47
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,776,952,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,776,952,800
Earnings Growth -0.778
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.779
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,947,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 24.259
Enterprise Value 5,246,198,784
Eps Current Year 0.99714
Eps Forward 1.18143
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.44
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 10.114
Fifty Day Average Change -0.39400005
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.03895591
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -11.974978
Fifty Two Week High 11.92
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.1999998
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.18456374
Fifty Two Week Low 9.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.11000061
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.011446474
Fifty Two Week Range 9.61 - 11.92
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,391,697,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 8.09
Float Shares 111,553,818
Forward Eps 1.18143
Forward P E 8.227318
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 60
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.70891
Gross Profits 153,308,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.12575
Held Percent Institutions 0.63272
Implied Shares Outstanding 127,668,084
Industry REIT - Mortgage
Industry Disp REIT - Mortgage
Industry Key reit-mortgage
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Last Dividend Value 0.23
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Ladder Capital Corp operates as an internally-managed real estate investment trust in the United States. It operates through three segments: Loans, Securities, and Real Estate. The Loans segment originates and acquires balance sheet loans that provide interim financing to borrowers seeking short-term capital for the acquisition or transition of commercial real estate; originates conduit loans, which are first mortgage loans on commercial real estate properties for sale in commercial mortgage-backed securities securitizations; and invests in note purchase financings, subordinated debt, mezzanine debt, and other structured finance products related to commercial real estate. Its Securities segment invests in CMBS, U.S. Agency securities, corporate bonds, equity securities, and U.S. Treasury securities that are not classified as cash and cash equivalents. The Real Estate segment engages in net leased properties, other diversified real estate, and investments in unconsolidated ventures. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Ladder Capital Corp was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Ladder Capital Corp
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,240,933,760
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_216667093
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 55,012,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,240,933,776
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 9.85
Operating Cashflow 107,757,000
Operating Margins 0.06105
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 2.0909
Phone 212 715 3170
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 9.72
Pre Market Time 1,784,022,229
Previous Close 9.85
Price Eps Current Year 9.747879
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.857521
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.738157
Profit Margins 0.25438
Quick Ratio 2.582
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.13
Regular Market Change Percent -1.3198
Regular Market Day High 9.92
Regular Market Day Low 9.64
Regular Market Day Range 9.64 - 9.92
Regular Market Open 9.85
Regular Market Previous Close 9.85
Regular Market Price 9.72
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 1,222,077
Return On Assets 0.01087
Return On Equity 0.037
Revenue Growth 0.017
Revenue Per Share 1.724
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 127,668,084
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.028399998
Shares Short 3,620,994
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,603,427
Short Name Ladder Capital Corp
Short Percent Of Float 0.0325
Short Ratio 3.32
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol LADR
Target High Price 13.5
Target Low Price 11.0
Target Mean Price 12.32143
Target Median Price 12.5
Total Cash 33,427,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.262
Total Debt 4,041,263,104
Total Revenue 216,260,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.92
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.093401015
Trailing Eps 0.44
Trailing P E 22.09091
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.5099
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.7898998
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.075157695
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,222,077
Website https://www.laddercapital.com
Zip 10,022