Ladder Capital (LADR) Receives Positive Update from Analyst, Raises Price Target

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani maintains an "Outperform" rating for Ladder Capital (LADR) and raises the price target from $11.50 to $11.75, a 2.17% increase. The average target price for LADR is $12.75 with an upside of 13.89% from the current price of $11.20. The average brokerage recommendation is 2.0, indicating "Outperform" status. The estimated GF Value for LADR in one year is $11.24, suggesting a 0.4% upside from the current price.

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Jade Rahmani has maintained an "Outperform" rating for Ladder Capital (LADR) and raised the price target from $11.50 to $11.75, a 2.17% increase. The average target price for LADR is $12.75, indicating a potential upside of 13.89% from the current price of $11.20. The average brokerage recommendation is 2.0, also indicating an "Outperform" status. The estimated GF Value for LADR in one year is $11.24, suggesting a 0.4% upside from the current price [1].

Ladder Capital, a real estate investment trust, reported earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.02. The company had a return on equity of 7.82% and a net margin of 21.81%. Revenue for the quarter was $51.20 million, compared to analysts' expectations of $65.15 million. Research analysts predict that Ladder Capital will post 1.03 EPS for the current fiscal year [2].

Several institutional investors have recently increased their positions in LADR. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, owning 1,678,115 shares valued at $18,778,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its position by 35.1%, owning 1,777,974 shares valued at $19,896,000. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position by 18.7%, owning 367,430 shares valued at $4,112,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position by 16.5%, owning 490,560 shares valued at $5,489,000 [2].

Ladder Capital's current ratio is 48.72, quick ratio is 48.71, and debt-to-equity ratio is 1.83. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $10.62, and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.97. The firm has a market cap of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.63, a PEG ratio of 3.30, and a beta of 1.00 [2].

References:
[1] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/keefe-bruyette-woods-forecasts-strong-price-appreciation-for-ladder-capital-nyseladr-stock-2025-07-10/
[2] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/keefe-bruyette-woods-forecasts-strong-price-appreciation-for-ladder-capital-nyseladr-stock-2025-07-10/