The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved up 0.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc
FBRT · the NYSE · USD · Market cap $628M · 243 employees
Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments through a REIT structure in the United States and internationally.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenPrice as of 4 Nov 2026Daily close, not a live quote
Screened 2026-11-04 · the tape above runs as of 20:03 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
Key facts today
- Price6.43 USD at the 4 Nov 2026 close
- Fair valueUnder review: our model's value is 2.52x the price, above our 2.00x limit.
- Our regime readDistribution, as of 4 Nov 2026
- Ethical screenDoes not pass
- OptionsOpen interest leans heavily to calls (put/call 0.02)
- Last reviewed4 Nov 2026 (1 days ago)
- Release timesRelease and earnings times on your chart: Event Guard Mentor
A summary of the dated readings below, not a live quote and not advice.
Our fair-value range: range not available (screen dated 2026-11-04).
- Trend Distribution
- Insiders no filings inside 60 days, left as found
- Positioning no disclosures inside 60 days, left as found
- Options put/call open interest 0.02, read 2026-11-02
- Ethical does not pass the values gate
Our analytic regime reads on this name, dated and marked against the screened price. Small sample per name, and separate from the daily-framework accuracy on the Track Record page.
This name holds its distribution label.
Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc holds its Distribution at $6.43. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 66 days.
| Phase | Distribution · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 66 days |
| Price at the screen | $6.43 |
| Valuation | 15.12 trailing · 6.40 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 1.09 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Business activity: conventional financial services
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Its core business involves an activity the values screen does not clear. | Fail |
| Debt load | 70.17% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is 70.2% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | 2.50% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 2.5% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 82.89% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 82.9% of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | 205.60% | Below 5% | 205.6% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
The Ethical ReadWhy It Falls Short, in Plain English
Franklin BSP Realty Trust does not clear the screen at the business-activity stage. It operates in conventional financial services, which the screen treats as interest-based, so the financial ratios are not the deciding factor here.
Read as at 2026-11-05. It updates when the underlying figures move, and past reads are kept below.
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The Fair Value Range
Fair value under review. Our model's value is 2.52x the price, above our 2.00x limit. We show no fair value, margin of safety or value read built on it until the review clears.
How a fair value is estimated: discounted cash flow (DCF).
The Street's RangeThird-party analyst targets: 4 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +94% from the screen price.
Where our models see it going: no fair-value estimate yet, range not available, dated to the 2026-11-04 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 6.4xfairly priced for its growth rate |
| Trailing P/E | 15.1xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.51 |
| EPS, forward | 1.21 |
| Revenue growth | +6.1%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 24.6%healthy profit margins |
| Return on equity | 4.6%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Dividend yield | 958.00% |
| Debt to equity | 2.93heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Current ratio | 1.32adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 1.09moves a little more than the market |
| Short interest, float | 0.08% |
| 52-week range | 7.75 - 11.84 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $628M |
| Employees | 243 |
Another profit measure, before interest, tax and non-cash costs: EBITDA.
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.3% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13. It reported earnings in this window, a natural checkpoint for the thesis.
The analysis reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 19.7% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are down 15%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 10%. The street (4 analysts) rates it none, with a mean price target of $13.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $8.79 | -4.5% | · | $955 | -4.5% |
| 2 months | $8.67 | -3.2% | · | $968 | -3.2% |
| 3 months | $8.80 | -4.6% | $0.20 | $977 | -2.3% |
| 6 months | $10.04 | -16.4% | $0.56 | $892 | -10.8% |
| 1 year | $9.84 | -14.7% | $1.27 | $982 | -1.8% |
| 2 years | $9.84 | -14.7% | $2.69 | $1,126 | +12.6% |
| 3 years | $10.05 | -16.5% | $4.11 | $1,244 | +24.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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