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Ready Capital Corp

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SectorFinancials

IndustryMortgage REITs

Beta (adjusted)1.30

Intrinsic Value

No headline value published yetWe haven't published a headline intrinsic value for this company yet. Our data-reliability standards weren't met. Method estimates are shown for reference.

Market Price $1.09Price as of 1 Oct 2026

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Market Cap $180.4M

Enterprise Value $1.3B

Shares Outstanding 169.1M diluted

Next Earnings Date5 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend30 Jun 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Ready Capital is undergoing a painful but necessary balance sheet repositioning strategy initiated in Q4 2025. The company has aggressively sold loans to generate liquidity, paying down warehouse debt and retiring corporate bonds to address its upcoming 2026 maturities. While this de-levering process has severely pressured short-term earnings and book value (which fell to $7.43 per share in Q1 2026), it is designed to reset the company's financials for long-term stability. The transition to a more capital-efficient model focused on middle-market CRE debt and SBA 7(a) lending represents a viable path forward, but near-term headwinds from legacy credit stress and negative net interest margins warrant a cautious 'Hold' stance until stabilization is clearly demonstrated.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets3 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$1.40

Mean target$1.80

High · most bullish analyst$2.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 19 Jun 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$1.2020%

The remaining loan sales face execution delays or require steeper-than-expected discounts, leading to a liquidity shortfall ahead of late 2026 debt maturities. Delinquencies in the legacy CRE portfolio and the SBA portfolio rise further, forcing additional heavy CECL provisions and asset write-downs. Book value drops below $6.50, and the quarterly dividend remains depressed at $0.01 or is suspended entirely, driving the stock price down.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$1.7050%

Ready Capital continues to execute its liquidity plan, successfully retiring its remaining 2026 debt maturities of $450M through loan sales and runoff. Book value experiences minor additional pressure before stabilizing around $7.00 - $7.30. Credit stress in the legacy CRE portfolio remains elevated but manageable, requiring ongoing workout efforts over the next 1-2 years. The SBA 7(a) platform gradually recovers, and the stock trades at a persistent but stable discount to book value.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$2.5030%

The balance sheet repositioning successfully concludes by late 2026, eliminating near-term maturity risks and stabilizing leverage at the 2.5x target. The legacy CRE portfolio's credit stress is contained, and the pending $158M SBA 7(a) securitization unlocks capacity for $500M in incremental origination volume. Book value stabilizes and begins to recover toward $8.50, while distributable earnings return to profitability, allowing the company to restore its quarterly dividend from the current $0.01 level.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Proactive liquidity management: Generated $1.4B in cash year-to-date from loan sales and liquidations, significantly reducing warehouse and corporate debt.
Refocused business model: Shifting capital toward highly liquid and efficient segments, specifically middle-market CRE debt and SBA 7(a) lending.
Substantial discount to book value: Trading at a steep discount to its Q1 2026 book value of $7.43, which may limit further downside if book value stabilizes.

Key Investment Risks

Severe credit deterioration: 60+ day delinquencies in the core CRE portfolio rose to 14.8% in Q1 2026, with non-accrual loans at 36.3%.
Earnings pressure: Reported a substantial GAAP loss of $1.25 per share and a distributable loss of $1.00 per share in Q1 2026, driven by realized losses on loan sales and CECL reserve builds.
Dividend reduction: The quarterly dividend was cut to $0.01 per share, significantly reducing the stock's historical income appeal.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Failure to close remaining large-scale asset sales by the end of Q2 2026 or early Q3 2026.
A rating downgrade on senior notes due to continued earnings deterioration or interest coverage pressure.
Inability to retire the remaining $450M of late 2026 debt maturities without dilutive equity issuance or high-cost emergency financing.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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