Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Class A Stock News

BXMT cut its dividend by 24% last year, yet still fails to fully cover it with distributable earnings, signaling continual dividend risk. The REIT has aggressively reduced its office loan exposure, but asset sales—often at a loss—haven't fully resolved net interest income pressure. BXMT trades at a 7% discount to book value, justified by persistent credit quality issues and insufficient dividen...

U.S. equity markets notched another series of record highs this week, surging into the weekend after surprisingly dovish commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Powell, who hinted at imminent rate cuts. Powell used his final Jackson Hole speech as Fed Chair to deliver a clear policy pivot, an unexpected reversal after months of insistence that tariff-related inflation warranted a hawkish framewor...

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs this week despite a jump in producer prices, but consumer inflation remained "cool enough" to keep the Fed on-course for September rate cuts. Despite the inflation uptick in July, all three major CPI and PPI metrics remained below the annualized levels seen in January preceding the initial wave of tariffs. Ahead of the Chair Powell's "farewell t...

U.S. equity markets fell sharply this week, while benchmark interest rates retreated to three-month lows, after revised employment data showed that job growth was far weaker than initially reported. The BLS payrolls report showed softer-than-expected hiring in July and the steepest two-month downward revisions to jobs growth since 2020, raising concern that the Fed may be "behind the curve." Th...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BXMT) today reported its second-quarter 2025 results. The net income attributable to Blackstone Mortgage Trust for the quarter was $7.0 million. Second quarter EPS, Distributable EPS, Distributable EPS prior to charge-offs, and dividends paid per basic share were $0.04, $0.19, $0.45, and $0.47 respectively. In light of the recent...

I avoid highly leveraged, high-yield mREITs due to unsustainable dividends and elevated risk of cuts, especially in volatile markets. Most commercial mortgage REITs with yields above 10% are red flags; I recommend steering clear of 'sucker yields' like SACH and KREF. Starwood Property Trust and Ladder Capital stand out for strong balance sheets, prudent management, and compelling growth prospects.

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U.S. equity markets retreated from record highs this week after the White House reignited its tariff offensive with a wave of aggressive levies and additional punitive threats. While inflation data has indicated that the 10% tariffs were efficiently absorbed, the pivot back towards Liberation Day tariff levels raises concern that recent deflationary offsets may be overwhelmed. After closing at ...