How to buy Blackstone Mortgage Trust stock | $28.19

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc is a reit-mortgage business based in the US. Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares (BXMT) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in Blackstone Mortgage Trust

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: BXMT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Blackstone Mortgage Trust reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$28.19, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Blackstone Mortgage Trust, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust share price

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Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2020-12-27.

Latest market close	USD$28.19
52-week range	USD$11.6589 - USD$37.3785
50-day moving average	USD$27.1245
200-day moving average	USD$24.2653
Wall St. target price	USD$26.64
PE ratio	29.6555
Dividend yield	USD$2.48 (8.73%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$0.958

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Blackstone Mortgage Trust price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $28.19 from 2020-12-09

1 week (2021-01-11)	7.23%
1 month (2020-12-18)	0.71%
3 months (2020-10-16)	22.35%
6 months (2020-07-17)	21.98%

1 year (2020-01-17)	-25.13%
2 years (2019-01-18)	-15.42%
3 years (2018-01-18)	31.41
5 years (2016-01-15)	15.72%

Is Blackstone Mortgage Trust under- or over-valued?

Valuing Blackstone Mortgage Trust stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Blackstone Mortgage Trust's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's P/E ratio

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 30x. In other words, Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares trade at around 30x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's PEG ratio

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 254.8. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Blackstone Mortgage Trust's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust financials

Revenue TTM	USD$259 million
Operating margin TTM	52.45%
Gross profit TTM	USD$424.2 million
Return on assets TTM	0.85%
Return on equity TTM	3.54%
Profit margin	51.35%
Book value	$26.562
Market capitalisation	USD$4.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares

There are currently 5.9 million Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares held short by investors – that's known as Blackstone Mortgage Trust's "short interest". This figure is 19.8% up from 4.9 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares can be evaluated.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares traded daily (recently around 936132.96354992). Blackstone Mortgage Trust's SIR currently stands at 6.31. In other words for every 100,000 Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares traded daily on the market, roughly 6310 shares are currently held short.

However Blackstone Mortgage Trust's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares, or, against the total number of tradable Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Blackstone Mortgage Trust's short interest could be expressed as 0.04% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares in existence, roughly 40 shares are currently held short) or 0.0428% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares, roughly 43 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Blackstone Mortgage Trust.

Find out more about how you can short Blackstone Mortgage Trust stock.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 96.5% of net profits

Recently Blackstone Mortgage Trust has paid out, on average, around 96.5% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 8.73% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Blackstone Mortgage Trust shareholders could enjoy a 8.73% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Blackstone Mortgage Trust's case, that would currently equate to about $2.48 per share.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's most recent dividend payout was on 15 January 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 December 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Blackstone Mortgage Trust's shares ever split?

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's shares were split on a 1:10 basis on 7 May 2013. So if you had owned 10 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1 share. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 900% higher share price could have impacted the market appetite for Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares which in turn could have impacted Blackstone Mortgage Trust's share price.

Blackstone Mortgage Trust share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Blackstone Mortgage Trust's shares have ranged in value from as little as $11.6589 up to $37.3785. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Blackstone Mortgage Trust's is 1.3596. This would suggest that Blackstone Mortgage Trust's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Blackstone Mortgage Trust overview

Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates senior loans collateralized by commercial properties in North America, Europe, and Australia. The company operates as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. 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 founded in 1966 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Blackstone Mortgage Trust is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.098% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders and 60.152% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for Blackstone Mortgage Trust?

  Blackstone Mortgage Trust's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is Blackstone Mortgage Trust based?

  Blackstone Mortgage Trust's address is: 345 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States, 10154

• What is Blackstone Mortgage Trust's ISIN number?

  Blackstone Mortgage Trust's international securities identification number is: US09257W1009

• What is Blackstone Mortgage Trust's CUSIP number?

  Blackstone Mortgage Trust's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 09257W100