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NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NREF)

Real Estate | REIT - Mortgage | Dallas, United States | NYSE
14.05 USD +0.12 (0.861%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 11:40 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT

NREF is a high-risk, high-reward investment with a strong dividend yield, making it attractive for income-focused investors. However, the short-term price movement has been volatile, with recent dips and rallies, indicating potential for short-term trading opportunities. The high debt-to-equity ratio and overall risk score suggest caution for long-term investors. The recent news about revenue jumps and new financing could signal potential for growth, but the low analyst recommendations and mixed options activity suggest uncertainty. Dividend investors may find the consistent payouts appealing, but the sustainability of the dividend payout ratio should be closely monitored.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.035426
AutoETS0.035749
MSTL0.036834
AutoARIMA0.037656

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.66
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.057
Excess Kurtosis -0.89
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 536.361
Revenue per Share 8.9
Market Cap 321,366,944
Trailing P/E 4.93
Forward P/E 8.14
Beta 1.21
Profit Margins 66.82%
Website https://nref.nexpoint.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:15 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. For near-term expirations, there is a notable presence of puts at the 15.0 strike with high IV and OI, indicating potential bearish sentiment. However, calls are also active, particularly at the 15.0 strike, suggesting some bullish speculation. The higher IV in the May 15 expiration suggests increased volatility expectations, while the lower IV in the August 21 and November 20 expirations indicates more subdued expectations. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious outlook with potential for short-term volatility.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.80% 15.00% 17.96% 17.90%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-13 0.500 3.802281
2025-12-15 0.500 3.566930
2025-09-15 0.500 3.797246
2025-06-13 0.500 3.838285
2025-03-14 0.500 3.622763
2024-12-13 0.500 3.493244
2024-09-13 0.500 3.784144
2024-06-14 0.500 4.700926
2024-03-14 0.500 4.866206
2023-12-14 0.685 5.914827
2023-09-14 0.685 5.886097
2023-06-14 0.685 6.607403
2023-03-14 0.685 6.474108
2022-12-14 0.500 4.561648
2022-09-14 0.500 4.030290
2022-06-14 0.500 4.177807
2022-03-14 0.500 4.042721
2021-12-14 0.475 4.063884
2021-09-14 0.475 4.126222
2021-06-14 0.475 4.166928
2021-03-12 0.475 4.768042
2020-12-14 0.400 4.233251
2020-09-14 0.400 5.390131
2020-06-12 0.400 5.324576
2020-03-20 0.220 4.662434
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.0
dividendYield 14.36
exDividendDate 2026-03-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.14357501
lastDividendValue 0.5
lastDividendDate 2026-03-13
dividendDate 2026-03-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.015306115
Address1 300 Crescent Court
Address2 Suite 700
All Time High 25.98
All Time Low 6.34
Ask 14.19
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 45,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 55,144
Average Volume 55,144
Average Volume10Days 45,330
Beta 1.208
Bid 14.05
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 10
Book Value 20.883
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 6
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 14.05
Current Ratio 8.282
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 14.185
Day Low 14.01
Debt To Equity 536.361
Display Name NexPoint Real Estate Finance
Dividend Date 1,774,915,200
Dividend Rate 2.0
Dividend Yield 14.36
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,561,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,561,200
Earnings Growth 0.905
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.683
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,552,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,552,200
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 32.647
Enterprise Value 5,135,024,640
Eps Current Year 1.605
Eps Forward 1.725
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.85
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 14.1004
Fifty Day Average Change -0.05039978
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.003574351
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.5306115
Fifty Two Week High 16.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.0099993
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.12515563
Fifty Two Week Low 12.36
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.6900005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.13673145
Fifty Two Week Range 12.36 - 16.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,581,085,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 11.96
Float Shares 11,387,474
Forward Eps 1.725
Forward P E 8.144928
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.99119
Gross Profits 155,900,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.080579996
Held Percent Institutions 0.71735
Implied Shares Outstanding 22,873,092
Industry REIT - Mortgage
Industry Disp REIT - Mortgage
Industry Key reit-mortgage
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,360,000
Last Dividend Value 0.5
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust in the United States. It focuses on originating, structuring, and investing in first-lien mortgage loans, preferred equity, mezzanine loans, convertible notes, multifamily properties, and common equity investments, as well as multifamily and single-family rental commercial mortgage-backed securities securitizations, promissory notes, revolving credit facilities, and stock warrants or target assets. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Long Name NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 321,366,944
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_650039473
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 75,676,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 260,309,673
Number Of Analyst Opinions 2
Open 13.96
Operating Cashflow 22,916,000
Operating Margins 0.74057
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.7018
Phone 214 276 6300
Previous Close 13.93
Price Eps Current Year 8.753894
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.6727961
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.043188
Profit Margins 0.66819
Quick Ratio 8.276
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.119999886
Regular Market Change Percent 0.86144924
Regular Market Day High 14.185
Regular Market Day Low 14.01
Regular Market Day Range 14.01 - 14.185
Regular Market Open 13.96
Regular Market Previous Close 13.93
Regular Market Price 14.05
Regular Market Time 1,776,440,443
Regular Market Volume 6,948
Return On Assets 0.022939999
Return On Equity 0.17547001
Revenue Growth 0.236
Revenue Per Share 8.9
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 7
Shares Outstanding 18,686,983
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0242
Shares Short 452,183
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 365,955
Short Name NexPoint Real Estate Finance, I
Short Percent Of Float 0.0495
Short Ratio 6.35
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol NREF
Target High Price 14.0
Target Low Price 14.0
Target Mean Price 14.0
Target Median Price 14.0
Total Cash 31,114,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.665
Total Debt 4,461,832,192
Total Revenue 157,287,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.14357501
Trailing Eps 2.85
Trailing P E 4.929825
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.20455
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.1545496
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.010880289
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,948
Website https://nref.nexpoint.com
Zip 75,201