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BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc.Sell5.6·$18.36+0.93%
BXMT · Why this verdict

Why Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) is rated SELL

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VerdictSELL
Overall score5.6/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroNEUTRAL

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

5.3/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
P/S5.8
p ocf8.7
Analyst target4.0
  • P/OCF: 9.0x (FFO proxy — REITs gated off P/E)

Quality

5.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE1.0
ROA0.3
Gross margin10.0
Op margin0.0
Net margin10.0
Current ratio5.0
Moat6.4
Piotroski F8.9
  • Strong margins: 22%
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 35% YoY

Momentum

4.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI4.5
MACD7.1
OBV5.0
MA position5.2
Volume0.7
  • Below 200-MA but MA still rising (+0.5%/30d) — pullback in uptrend, not confirmed weakness

Sentiment

6.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
Analyst rating6.8
Price target7.0
erm sentiment5.0
  • Light analyst coverage (8.0) — signal dampened

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • Negligible insider selling — $40,106 (0.001% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

3.6/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank1.7
quality rank1.2
growth rank6.4

Technical

4.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger2.8
support resistance2.7
52w position8.0

Risk (lower is worse)

4.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest7.0
days to cover5.9
volatility7.7
put call0.0
implied vol3.4
beta7.4
debt equity0.3
  • Elevated put/call: 3.94
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

2.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history0.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg0.0
dividend safety3.5
  • Earnings concerns: 0B/4M
  • Yield trap warning: high yield but unsafe

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. | News modifier -1 (HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD|L3:NEWS_MOD=-1
Passed (7)
  • MOMENTUM:4.5>=4.5
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:45d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (1)
  • ASYMMETRY:-0.1=NEGATIVE
Warning (1)
  • MOMENTUM:4.5<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)
Reward-to-Risk
-0.10
Upside
-0.5%
Downside
5.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupUNKNOWN No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE MCap $3.1B<$5B

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: MOMENTUM:4.5>=4.5. Top dim: Growth at 10.0; weakest: Catalyst at 2.7. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Sentiment at 6.4, and Value at 5.3; the weakest are Catalyst at 2.7, Peer rank at 3.6, and Risk (lower is worse) at 4.5. The V9 engine flagged 1 failed gate with 1 warning, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of -0.10 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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