LADR NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

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Ladder Capital Corp Class A · Real Estate · Reit - Mortgage

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Latest close 9.77 USD
-2.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.7%, after a -3.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 84d.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 9.77 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.7% latest completed week
4W Return -3.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 46.2% 24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 57.30% based on similar historical setup states.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -2.7% Latest completed week; four-week move -3.7%. Indicator stack 25/48 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Positive 57.30% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. Options pressure Bullish 48/100 conviction; expected move 4.9%. News sentiment 53/100 52 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 84d Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 19.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.7%, after a -3.7% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.2512-week average 0.15

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.25Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -3.7% over four weeks, -3.3% over 12 weeks, and -6.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.7%
4W-3.7%
12W-3.3%
26W-9.7%
52W-6.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.19Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-62.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-12.20Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-33.2%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 100%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength7/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Value20/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Quality22/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Momentum24/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Growth4/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
23.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
26.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
62.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
42.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
22.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
2.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-13.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-40.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
9.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
10.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
20.3x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

LADR shows bullish options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.02, expected move of 4.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction48/100
Expected move4.9%
Put/call volume0.02
Pressure100
Speculation3
Volatility50
Trend agreement0
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Insider activity0 / 3

0 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

16 positive · 31 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings84dNext report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-12.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility1.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.0%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-6.4%Week of 6 Feb.
Latest week-2.7%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains1
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses1
Recent vol1.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew1.7% / -1.9%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape42/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 42/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis27/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.25; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 57.30%

Next-week expectancy is positive with a 57.30% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors17/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 31; Small Cap Core rank 43 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options45/100

LADR shows bullish options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.02, expected move of 4.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bullish · Call-side pressure · Expected move 4.9% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 52 relevant articles.

Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) Given New $10.75 Price Target at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Insiders0 / 3

0 acquisitions and 3 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings84d

Next report is scheduled for 22 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20269.77 USD-2.7%10.10 USD9.81 USD0.19-12.205.4MOff
17 Jul 202610.04 USD1.9%10.14 USD9.81 USD0.52-10.685.3MOff
10 Jul 20269.85 USD-1.6%10.17 USD9.80 USD0.48-14.065.2MOff
3 Jul 202610.01 USD-1.3%10.20 USD9.79 USD0.50-11.913.5MOff
26 Jun 202610.15 USD1.8%10.21 USD9.79 USD0.49-9.167.6MOff
19 Jun 20269.97 USD0.7%10.23 USD9.78 USD0.26-13.124.9MOff
12 Jun 20269.90 USD-1.0%10.24 USD9.76 USD0.14-13.263.9MOff
5 Jun 202610.00 USD0.1%10.25 USD9.75 USD0.06-12.254.5MOff
29 May 20269.99 USD0.9%10.25 USD9.74 USD-0.10-14.842.9MOff
22 May 20269.90 USD2.4%10.26 USD9.73 USD-0.19-14.723.4MOff
15 May 20269.67 USD-3.6%10.28 USD9.71 USD-0.17-16.344.0MOff
8 May 202610.03 USD-0.8%10.30 USD9.70 USD-0.11-13.412.5MOff
1 May 202610.11 USD-2.3%10.29 USD9.68 USD-0.14-11.062.6MOff
24 Apr 202610.34 USD-0.4%10.30 USD9.66 USD-0.32-8.524.9MOff
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.