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Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (LFT)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | New York, United States | NYSE
4.54 USD +0.06 (1.339%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 11:54 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:⯪☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 6:59 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Lument Finance Trust is currently broken by a catastrophic multi-year decline in share price and deteriorating fundamentals. Over the last nine years, the stock has lost nearly 68% of its value, driven by six out of seven years of negative annual returns, including a massive 48.6% drop in 2022 and a 27.3% fall in 2025. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market has correctly identified severe structural issues within the business, likely related to its mortgage REIT status in a high-rate environment. Compounding this distress are alarming balance sheet metrics: the company trades at less than 20% of its book value, carries a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 440%, and reports negative return on equity and return on assets. While recent insider buying offers a glimmer of hope, it cannot offset the reality that the company is generating negative operating cash flow relative to its capital base and has missed recent earnings expectations. The recent price action shows some stabilization near the lows, but without a clear reversal in the multi-year trend or a fix to the underlying leverage and profitability issues, the short-term outlook remains bearish as the stock continues to grind lower.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.235519
MSTL0.281509
AutoARIMA0.286878
AutoETS0.286889

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 1.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.975
Excess Kurtosis 0.03
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 440.143
Revenue per Share 0.824
Market Cap 23,864,084
Forward P/E 45.40
Beta 0.68
Previous Name Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc.
Website https://lumentfinancetrust.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
4.35% 10.36% 12.32% 11.88%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-30 0.40 4.347826
2026-03-31 0.40 3.174603
2025-12-31 0.40 2.836879
2025-09-30 0.40 1.980198
2025-06-30 0.60 2.714932
2025-03-31 0.80 3.065134
2024-12-31 1.70 6.589147
2024-09-30 0.80 3.162055
2024-06-28 0.80 3.333333
2024-03-27 0.70 2.777778
2023-12-28 0.70 2.966102
2023-09-28 0.70 3.381642
2023-06-29 0.60 3.174603
2023-03-30 0.60 3.045685
2022-12-29 0.60 3.208556
2022-09-29 0.60 2.752294
2022-06-29 0.60 2.459016
2022-03-30 0.60 2.120141
2021-12-30 0.90 2.331606
2021-09-29 0.90 2.255639
2021-06-29 0.90 2.142857
2021-03-30 0.90 2.586207
2020-12-30 1.30 3.857567
2020-09-29 0.85 3.102190
2020-06-29 0.75 2.798508
2020-03-30 0.75 4.261364
2019-12-30 0.75 2.314815
2019-09-27 0.75 2.279635
2019-06-27 0.75 2.212389
2019-03-28 0.70 2.046784
2018-12-28 0.60 2.097902
2018-09-27 0.60 1.617251
2018-06-14 0.20 0.600601
2018-05-14 0.20 0.649351
2018-04-13 0.20 0.706714
2018-03-14 0.33 0.948276
2018-02-14 0.33 1.015385
2018-01-12 0.33 0.993976
2017-12-14 0.50 1.222494
2017-11-14 0.50 1.237624
2017-10-13 0.50 1.094092
2017-09-14 0.50 1.184834
2017-08-11 0.50 1.141553
2017-07-13 0.50 1.022495
2017-06-13 0.50 0.920810
2017-05-11 0.50 0.941620
2017-04-12 0.50 0.946970
2017-03-13 0.50 1.039501
2017-02-13 0.50 0.938086
2017-01-12 0.50 0.967118
2016-12-13 0.60 1.129944
2016-11-17 13.28 26.039216
2016-11-10 0.60 1.115242
2016-10-13 0.60 1.098901
2016-09-13 0.60 1.060071
2016-08-11 0.60 1.006711
2016-07-13 0.60 1.032702
2016-06-13 0.60 1.127820
2016-05-12 0.60 1.183432
2016-04-13 0.60 0.975610
2016-03-11 0.60 1.138520
2016-02-11 0.60 1.515152
2016-01-13 0.60 1.234568
2015-12-11 1.00 1.730104
2015-11-12 1.00 1.510574
2015-10-13 1.00 1.445087
2015-09-11 1.00 1.557632
2015-08-12 1.00 1.529052
2015-07-13 1.00 1.219512
2015-06-11 1.25 1.307531
2015-05-13 1.25 1.219512
2015-04-13 1.25 1.164958
2015-03-12 1.25 1.136364
2015-02-12 1.25 1.138433
2015-01-13 1.25 1.131222
2014-12-11 1.25 1.153137
2014-11-12 1.25 1.116071
2014-10-10 1.25 1.146789
2014-09-11 1.25 1.121076
2014-08-13 1.25 1.116071
2014-07-11 1.25 1.116071
2014-06-12 1.25 1.037344
2014-05-13 1.25 1.071123
2014-04-11 1.25 1.094571
2014-03-13 1.25 1.110124
2014-02-12 1.25 1.055743
2014-01-13 1.25 1.076658
2013-12-12 1.25 1.221896
2013-11-13 1.25 1.155268
2013-10-10 1.25 1.042535
2013-09-12 1.60 1.553398
2013-08-13 1.60 1.379310
2013-07-11 1.60 1.250977
2013-06-12 1.60 1.194030
2013-05-13 1.60 1.049180
2013-04-18 1.30 0.869565
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.0
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2026-06-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.6
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.35714287
lastDividendValue 0.4
lastDividendDate 2026-06-30
dividendDate 2026-07-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.7483146
Address1 230 Park Avenue
Address2 20th Floor
All Time High 157.1
All Time Low 4.38
Ask 4.69
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 31,990
Average Daily Volume3 Month 26,541
Average Volume 26,541
Average Volume10Days 31,990
Beta 0.679
Bid 4.38
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 9
Book Value 28.096
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.54
Current Ratio 139.946
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 4.75
Day Low 4.44
Debt To Equity 440.143
Display Name Lument Finance Trust
Dividend Date 1,784,073,600
Dividend Rate 0.0
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,710,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,710,600
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,651,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,513,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,513,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 220.881
Enterprise Value 953,383,040
Eps Current Year -1.1
Eps Forward 0.1
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -3.5
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,777,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 6.155
Fifty Day Average Change -1.6150002
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.26238832
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -74.83146
Fifty Two Week High 18.2
Fifty Two Week High Change -13.660001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.75054944
Fifty Two Week Low 4.38
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.15999985
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.036529645
Fifty Two Week Range 4.38 - 18.2
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,363,959,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 12.61
Float Shares 3,038,212
Forward Eps 0.1
Forward P E 45.399998
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change 0.059999943
Fullday Change Percent 1.3392844
Fullday Price 4.54
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 4,316,270
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.14811
Held Percent Institutions 0.46429002
Implied Shares Outstanding 5,256,406
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 0.4
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,788,998,400
Last Split Factor 1:10
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 23,864,084
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_207324105
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-16
Net Income To Common -18,459,836
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,701,228
Open 4.48
Operating Cashflow 6,465,173
Operating Margins 1.96395
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 2.6
Phone 212 317 5700
Prev Name Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc.
Previous Close 4.48
Price Eps Current Year -4.1272726
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.16158883
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.5288672
Profit Margins 0.0
Quick Ratio 135.125
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.059999943
Regular Market Change Percent 1.3392844
Regular Market Day High 4.75
Regular Market Day Low 4.44
Regular Market Day Range 4.44 - 4.75
Regular Market Open 4.48
Regular Market Previous Close 4.48
Regular Market Price 4.54
Regular Market Time 1,792,166,099
Regular Market Volume 5,861
Return On Assets -0.01298
Return On Equity -0.0629
Revenue Per Share 0.824
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 5,256,400
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0095
Shares Short 50,172
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 54,242
Short Name Lument Finance Trust, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0163
Short Ratio 1.92
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol LFT
Total Cash 28,979,474
Total Cash Per Share 5.521
Total Debt 901,494,336
Total Revenue 4,316,270
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.6
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.35714287
Trailing Eps -3.5
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.39975
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.85975
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.56345105
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,861
Website https://lumentfinancetrust.com
Zip 10,169