Blackstone Mortgage Trust: Portfolio Rebalancing Makes the Stock Cheap and Buyable
Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) is trading below book at $19.52 with a near-10% yield. Recent moves to shift the portfolio toward agency-friendly multifamily loans, a partnership with M&T on agency financing, and improving free cash flow make a compelling case to upgrade the rating to buy. The equity remains levered and sensitive to rates, so the …