BLACKSTONE MORTGAGE TR. A

Blackstone Mortgage Trust's stock declined 4.6% after reporting a net loss in Q1 due to loan problems in the office category. An increase in the expected credit loss reserve affected the company's dividend coverage ratio, raising concerns about the sustainability of the dividend. The market is concerned about the credit quality of the trust's office loan portfolio, reflected in the 29% discount to book value. » Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

U.S. equity markets rebounded from their worst weekly decline in a year despite a continued uplift in benchmark interest rates, as a solid start to earnings season counteracted disappointing economic data. Ahead of the Fed's policy meeting in the week ahead, markets were confounded - albeit temporarily - by a "jarring" GDP report that showed a return of "stagflationary" trends. Defying the macro headwinds to post its best week since November, the S&P 500 rallied 2.8% on the week - erasing essentially all of its declines in the prior week. » Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

Blackstone Mortgage (BXMT) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season. » Mehr auf zacks.com