Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, mortgage REIT NorthStar Realty Finance (NRF) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at NorthStar and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
NorthStar facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
New York (1997) |
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Market Cap |
$1.1 billion |
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Industry |
Mortgage REITs |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$390.2 million |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO David Hamamoto |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
(24.1%) |
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Cash / Debt |
$261.9 million / $3.7 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
8.4% |
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Competitors |
Annaly Capital Management |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 94% of the 656 members who have rated NorthStar believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, GGGilmore, succinctly summed up the NorthStar bull case for our community:
It looks like short term rates will be low for at least the next 2 years. Good management and low short term rates have helped this company turn around. They have increased dividends 5 times now with the recent [$0.18/share] declaration.
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