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Track RC free→NYSEReal EstateReit - MortgageSnapshot 2026-06-15
Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak. Earnings quality cannot be assessed since the company was unprofitable over the past year. Management's recent track record has been steady. Risk is elevated, and the sector backdrop is a headwind. Compared with sector peers, RC trades below typical levels. Peer multiples imply a price about 75% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the read is cheap, value-trap risk. This pattern occurs because it trades below peer multiples, but recent financials are weak. The read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $1.73. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $1.73 RC trades at 1× p/s, below its 2× p/s peer median. Our $6.47 fair value sits above the price; low confidence. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The price implies about 73% below a flat-multiple fair value, below our forecast of about -25%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
TTM earnings are negative, so the read leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods rather than P/E. This is a data condition, not a forward call.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Real Estate names rated weak grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=1506).
Over the trailing year it converted -1.82x of net income into operating cash flow.
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity, the US dollar.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $-0.14 → $-0.47 (-235.7% / 30d). 0 raised, 3 cut, 4 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 0% of analysts rate Buy.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$256.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$572.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $6,640.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-15
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: If revenue growth in the real estate sector speeds up, it could benefit Ready Capital. This would indicate a healthier market environment.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth speeds up above 5% each year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth slows down below 5% each year.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for RC yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On May 7, 2026, Ready Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing the financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On May 7, 2026, the Company posted supplemental financial information on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.readycapital.com). A copy of the supplemental financial information…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Looks cheaper than most peers in the same business.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Mortgage REITs.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
RC Ready Capital Corp. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 19 of 100 | inexpensive | elevated |
NLY Annaly Capital Management | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 32 of 100 | full | moderate |
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 38 of 100 | full | moderate |
STWD Starwood Property Trust | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 28 of 100 | full | moderate |
RITM Rithm Capital | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 58 of 100 | inexpensive | moderate |
1 material management or governance event in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Real Estate names rated stable grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 56% for the rest of the cohort, n=3736).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-15.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Focus on improving net income through operational efficiencies and strategic initiatives.
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Net income was -$200.1M in 2026-Q1, compared to -$232.6M in 2025-Q4, showing some improvement. However, the company continues to face challenges in achieving positive net income, indicating limited progress so far.
“Management emphasized the need to improve net income despite recent losses.”
“Management reiterated the focus on improving net income.”
“Efforts to enhance net income were highlighted.”
Increase cash flow from operations to support business activities and growth.
Stated in 3 of last 3 quarters. Cash from operations was $590.2M in 2026-Q1, up from -$10.8M in 2025-Q4, indicating significant improvement. This suggests that management is delivering on its priority to enhance cash flow from operations.
“Management aims to enhance cash flow from operations to support growth.”
Continue to provide consistent dividend payments to shareholders.
Stated in 4 of last 4 quarters. Dividend per share was $0.01 in 2026-Q1, down from $0.125 in 2025-Q4, reflecting a reduction. Despite financial challenges, management has consistently emphasized maintaining dividends, but the recent cut indicates limited progress in sustaining previous levels.
Other Events. On March 23, 2026, Ready Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a notice of redemption to redeem all of its outstanding 6.20% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The redemption is being made pursuant to the Indenture dated as of August 9, 2017 (as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture thereto, dated as of February 26, 2019, the “Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 22, 2019 (the “Supplemental Indenture” and the…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On February 26, 2026, Ready Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing the financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On February 26, 2026, the Company posted supplemental financial information on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.readycapital.com). A copy of the supplemental financ…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On November 6, 2025, Ready Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing the financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On November 6, 2025, the Company posted supplemental financial information on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.readycapital.com). A copy of the supplemental financi…
Results of Operations and Financial Condition On August 8, 2025, Ready Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued an earnings release announcing the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2025. A copy of the earnings release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. On August 8, 2025, the Company posted supplemental financial information on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.readycapital.com). A copy of the supplemental financial inform…
“Focus on increasing cash flow from operations was reiterated.”
“Efforts to boost cash flow from operations were discussed.”
“Management is committed to maintaining dividend payments despite financial challenges.”
“Dividend payments were maintained as a priority.”
“Commitment to consistent dividend payments was reiterated.”
“Management emphasized the importance of maintaining dividends.”