It's Time For a Quick Look at Blackstone Mortgage Trust's Fundamentals.

Shares of Specialty Real Estate Investment Trust company Blackstone Mortgage Trust jumped 7.9% today. With many investors piling into BXMT without a second thought, it may be a good idea to take a closer look at the stock. Here are some quick facts to get you started:

  • Blackstone Mortgage Trust has moved -44.9% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -2.7%

  • BXMT has an average analyst rating of buy and is -20.11% away from its mean target price of $22.83 per share

  • Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $1.48

  • Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.3 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97

  • Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.72 and its forward P/E ratio is 6.7

  • The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 0.7 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95

  • Blackstone Mortgage Trust is part of the Real Estate sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 24.81 and an average P/B of 2.24

  • Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company, together with its subsidiaries, originates and acquires commercial mortgage loans and related investments. It operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. The company was formerly known as Capital Trust, Inc. and changed its name to Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. in May 2013. Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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