Lument Finance Trust, Inc. (LFT)
Lument Finance Trust, Inc. operates in the REIT - Mortgage industry of the Real Estate sector, headquartered in New York City, NY, US. The stock last traded at $5.19, up 0.39% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $27.2M. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of -1.46, a net margin of -18.3%. Its beta of 0.64 implies it has historically moved less than the broad market.
Lument Finance Trust, Inc. functions as a real estate investment trust (REIT) with a core business centered on acquiring, financing, and managing a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) debt investments throughout the United States. The company's primary focus lies in transitional floating-rate commercial mortgage loans, particularly those secured by middle-market multi-family assets. Beyond these, it also strategically invests in a variety of other CRE-related debt products, including mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), fixed-rate loans, and construction financing. As a formally qualified REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Lument Finance Trust, Inc. benefits from a significant tax advantage: it is exempt from federal income taxes provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable earnings to its shareholders. The firm underwent a name change in December 2020, having previously been known as Hunt Companies Finance Trust, Inc. Incorporated in 2012, its corporate headquarters are situated in New York, New York.
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