LADR Should I Buy
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Ladder Capital Corp (LADR) is not a strong buy at the moment for a beginner investor with a long-term strategy. While the company offers consistent dividends and insider buying has surged significantly, the recent financial performance shows declining revenue, net income, and EPS. Technical indicators suggest a bearish trend, and there are no strong proprietary trading signals or significant positive catalysts to justify immediate investment. Holding off for now would be prudent.
The technical indicators for LADR are bearish. The MACD histogram is negative and contracting, the RSI is neutral at 30.949, and the moving averages show a bearish alignment (SMA_200 > SMA_20 > SMA_5). The stock is trading near its pivot level of 10.09, with key resistance at 10.243 and support at 9.938.
Insider buying has increased by 8000.47% in the last month, indicating confidence from company insiders.
The company has declared a consistent quarterly dividend of $0.23 per share, reflecting a commitment to shareholder returns.
Financial performance in Q4 2025 showed significant declines in revenue (-19.57% YoY), net income (-49.38% YoY), and EPS (-48.00% YoY).
Analysts have lowered earnings estimates for 2026 and 2027 due to timing of new originations and lower loan yields.
Technical indicators suggest a bearish trend, with no clear upward momentum.
In Q4 2025, Ladder Capital's revenue dropped to $96.18M (-19.57% YoY), net income fell to $15.89M (-49.38% YoY), and EPS declined to $0.13 (-48.00% YoY). Gross margin also decreased to 39.84%, down 17.48% YoY.
Keefe Bruyette recently lowered the price target for LADR to $11.50 from $12 but maintained an Outperform rating. The firm expects sequential earnings improvement and potential dividend increases in the second half of 2026 and 2027.
