10 Most Undervalued Real Estate Stocks To Buy According To Analysts

8. Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR)

Average Upside Potential: 16.03%

Forward P/E: 10.78

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 21

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR) is an internally managed commercial real estate investment trust. The firm originates and invests in a diverse portfolio of commercial real estate and real estate-related assets. Ladder Capital Corp was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in New York City.

Ladder Capital Corp (NYSE:LADR) serves as one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate capital providers. The REIT has a diversified CRE investment portfolio with $4.9 billion of investment assets and unrestricted cash, including CRE loans, equities, and securities. The origination, underwriting, asset management, and transaction management functions take place in-house while the executive team’s average experience is a solid 29 years.

A comparison of key metrics for the firm from one year ago indicates that it is witnessing robust loan payoffs, a substantial and growing level of liquidity, materially lower leverage than peers, and a stable book value. A conservative investment basis and credit underwriting expertise have driven book value stability for the company, with a significant outperformance versus the peer group.