Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. is a real estate finance company. The Company primarily originates, acquires, and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments secured by properties located within and outside the United States. Its investment objective is to provide its common shareholders attractive, risk-adjusted returns through a stable dividend and capital growth. It operates through four segments: the real estate debt business, the real estate securities business, the commercial real estate conduit business and the real estate-owned business. The Company invests in commercial real estate debt investments, which include first mortgage loans, subordinated mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and participations in such loans. It also originates conduit loans that intend to sell through its taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS) into commercial mortgage-backed securities securitization transactions. The investment advisor of the Company is Benefit Street Partners L.L.C.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 175.76%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 15.63, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 51.34M shares, decreasing 5.36% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Bill Nygren | OAKMX
Star Investor Bill Nygren | OAKMX holds 1.53K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 1.13.