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Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (LFT)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | New York, United States | NYSE
1.30 USD +0.00 (0.388%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:20 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3 p.m. EDT

LFT appears to be a highly volatile and risky investment with a high overall risk rating of 7. The current price of $1.28 is near its 52-week low of $1.18, indicating a potential buy-the-dip opportunity. However, the stock has a negative profit margin and negative return on assets, suggesting underlying financial weakness. The dividend yield is high at 13.85%, but the payout ratio is over 2.6, indicating that the company is paying out more than it earns, which could be unsustainable. The recent price history shows a lack of consistent upward momentum, with the stock fluctuating around the 50-day average. While there are some positive news headlines, such as the declaration of quarterly dividends and earnings reports, the overall outlook for short-term traders is bearish. Long-term investors should be cautious, as the fundamentals are weak and the company's debt-to-equity ratio is extremely high. Dividend investors may find the yield attractive, but the sustainability of the payouts is questionable. Overall, LFT is not a recommended investment for most investors.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.031869
MSTL0.049158
AutoETS0.065829
AutoTheta0.067878

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 51%
H-stat 3.76
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.335
Excess Kurtosis -0.21
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 451.007
Revenue per Share 0.208
Market Cap 67,857,048
Forward P/E 9.96
Beta 0.74
Profit Margins -25.19%
Previous Name Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc.
Website https://lumentfinancetrust.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.17% 11.15% 15.65% 15.92%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-31 0.040 3.174603
2025-12-31 0.040 2.928392
2025-09-30 0.040 2.102478
2025-06-30 0.060 2.939663
2025-03-31 0.080 3.407752
2024-12-31 0.170 7.551080
2024-09-30 0.080 3.864310
2024-06-28 0.080 4.202437
2024-03-27 0.070 3.617801
2023-12-28 0.070 3.972114
2023-09-28 0.070 4.662916
2023-06-29 0.060 4.520618
2023-03-30 0.060 4.476944
2022-12-29 0.060 4.857844
2022-09-29 0.060 4.300752
2022-06-29 0.060 3.949210
2022-03-30 0.060 3.489046
2021-12-30 0.090 3.918977
2021-09-29 0.090 3.879233
2021-06-29 0.090 3.767983
2021-03-30 0.090 4.643867
2020-12-30 0.130 7.101872
2020-09-29 0.085 5.934837
2020-06-29 0.075 5.515520
2020-03-30 0.075 8.640436
2019-12-30 0.075 4.870021
2019-09-27 0.075 4.908945
2019-06-27 0.075 4.872248
2019-03-28 0.070 4.607710
2018-12-28 0.060 4.819172
2018-09-27 0.060 3.793261
2018-06-14 0.020 1.432122
2018-05-14 0.020 1.557554
2018-04-13 0.020 1.706374
2018-03-14 0.033 2.305811
2018-02-14 0.033 2.491963
2018-01-12 0.033 2.463912
2017-12-14 0.050 3.060339
2017-11-14 0.050 3.135454
2017-10-13 0.050 2.805462
2017-09-14 0.050 3.071237
2017-08-11 0.050 2.993777
2017-07-13 0.050 2.711739
2017-06-13 0.050 2.467293
2017-05-11 0.050 2.546369
2017-04-12 0.050 2.584373
2017-03-13 0.050 2.863513
2017-02-13 0.050 2.610515
2017-01-12 0.050 2.716694
2016-12-13 0.060 3.204542
2016-11-17 1.328 74.665238
2016-11-10 0.060 4.099125
2016-10-13 0.060 4.084876
2016-09-13 0.060 3.983681
2016-08-11 0.060 3.822635
2016-07-13 0.060 3.961002
2016-06-13 0.060 4.369823
2016-05-12 0.060 4.636339
2016-04-13 0.060 3.864859
2016-03-11 0.060 4.555402
2016-02-11 0.060 6.132449
2016-01-13 0.060 5.069230
2015-12-11 0.100 7.183761
2015-11-12 0.100 6.376241
2015-10-13 0.100 6.191267
2015-09-11 0.100 6.768787
2015-08-12 0.100 6.748085
2015-07-13 0.100 5.466104
2015-06-11 0.125 5.929573
2015-05-13 0.125 5.602989
2015-04-13 0.125 5.417078
2015-03-12 0.125 5.345698
2015-02-12 0.125 5.416824
2015-01-13 0.125 5.444436
2014-12-11 0.125 5.613409
2014-11-12 0.125 5.496184
2014-10-10 0.125 5.711021
2014-09-11 0.125 5.647203
2014-08-13 0.125 5.684935
2014-07-11 0.125 5.748524
2014-06-12 0.125 5.403006
2014-05-13 0.125 5.636794
2014-04-11 0.125 5.822228
2014-03-13 0.125 5.970542
2014-02-12 0.125 5.741241
2014-01-13 0.125 5.916817
2013-12-12 0.125 6.787498
2013-11-13 0.125 6.494702
2013-10-10 0.125 5.929184
2013-09-12 0.160 8.928227
2013-08-13 0.160 8.053115
2013-07-11 0.160 7.400905
2013-06-12 0.160 7.154849
2013-05-13 0.160 6.362747
2013-04-18 0.130 5.327941
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.18
dividendYield 13.95
exDividendDate 2026-03-31
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.22
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.17054264
lastDividendValue 0.04
lastDividendDate 2026-03-31
dividendDate 2026-04-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.50384617
Address1 230 Park Avenue
Address2 20th Floor
All Time High 15.71
All Time Low 0.86
Ask 1.3
Ask Size 1,100
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 88,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 165,152
Average Volume 165,152
Average Volume10Days 88,980
Beta 0.739
Bid 1.29
Bid Size 700
Board Risk 8
Book Value 3.087
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 1.295
Current Ratio 185.493
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 1.31
Day Low 1.29
Debt To Equity 451.007
Display Name Lument Finance Trust
Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Dividend Rate 0.18
Dividend Yield 13.95
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,774,355,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,774,355,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,774,296,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,616,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,616,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 100.001
Enterprise Value 1,089,932,416
Eps Current Year 0.235
Eps Forward 0.13
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.14
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 1.3176
Fifty Day Average Change -0.022600055
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.01715244
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -50.384617
Fifty Two Week High 2.71
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.4150001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.52214026
Fifty Two Week Low 1.18
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.11500001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.09745764
Fifty Two Week Range 1.18 - 2.71
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,363,959,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.9
Float Shares 27,177,403
Forward Eps 0.13
Forward P E 9.961538
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 10,899,227
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.14279
Held Percent Institutions 0.50912
Implied Shares Outstanding 52,399,265
Industry REIT - Mortgage
Industry Disp REIT - Mortgage
Industry Key reit-mortgage
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Last Dividend Value 0.04
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Lument Finance Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust, focuses on investing in, originating, financing, and managing a portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) debt investments in the United States. It primarily invests in transitional floating rate CRE mortgage loans on middle market multi-family assets and other CRE-related investments, including mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities, fixed rate loans, construction loans, and other CRE debt instruments. The company is qualified as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Lument Finance Trust, Inc. in December 2020. Lument Finance Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 67,857,048
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_207324105
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common -7,485,309
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 67,595,051
Open 1.31
Operating Cashflow 10,098,533
Operating Margins 2.36712
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 2.6
Phone 212 317 5700
Prev Name Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc.
Previous Close 1.29
Price Eps Current Year 5.510638
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.41950113
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.2258587
Profit Margins -0.25188
Quick Ratio 181.174
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.004999995
Regular Market Change Percent 0.38759655
Regular Market Day High 1.31
Regular Market Day Low 1.29
Regular Market Day Range 1.29 - 1.31
Regular Market Open 1.31
Regular Market Previous Close 1.29
Regular Market Price 1.295
Regular Market Time 1,776,439,228
Regular Market Volume 26,603
Return On Assets -0.00234
Return On Equity -0.01201
Revenue Per Share 0.208
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 52,399,265
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0355
Shares Short 1,858,438
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,315,326
Short Name Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.060300004
Short Ratio 10.43
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol LFT
Total Cash 23,112,996
Total Cash Per Share 0.441
Total Debt 988,096,000
Total Revenue 10,899,227
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.22
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.17054264
Trailing Eps -0.14
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 1.69625
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.40125
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.23655123
Type Disp Equity
Volume 26,603
Website https://lumentfinancetrust.com
Zip 10,169