3 insiders bought €84k of shares over the last 90 days, the latest filed 25 Aug 2026.
Lument Finance Trust, Inc., classified in the Finance & Banking sector, is a listed company. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 28 filings signed by 6 insiders.
Both sides are active: 17 purchases worth €320k and 1 sale worth €54k, from 4 insiders and 1 insider respectively. Taken together, the purchases exceed the sales by €266k. Unlike grants, an open-market purchase is paid for by the insider, at the market price. The buyers include 2 senior executives, 1 finance chief and 1 chief executive. The largest single trade was a purchase of €85k by Keenan Walter C, published on 27 March 2026.
For context, the typical company on the same exchange (median of 5,458 companies) published 22 filings over the same period, against 28 filings here. The full history, which starts in 2021, counts 42 purchases against 1 sale. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported net income of -2.7 m USD, with a dividend of 0.22 USD per share.
In the case of 17 purchases, another manager of the company was buying within the same 30 days. When several insiders buy within a few weeks of each other, analysts speak of a cluster purchase. The last insider purchase was made public on 25 August 2026, 54 days ago. The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 1 day. Section 16 rules allow two business days to file each Form 4.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. and BCB Bancorp Inc. Source: insider filings from SEC (Form 4). Past trades are no guide to future returns.
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Lument Finance Trust, Inc. is a U.S.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the NYSE under the ticker LFT, with its business and headquarters in the United States, specifically New York. For investors, the company should be viewed not as a traditional property owner or developer, but as a specialized commercial real estate credit platform. Its core mandate is to invest in, finance, and manage a portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments, with a clear emphasis on floating-rate loans and transitional assets. That positioning makes LFT a credit-oriented REIT exposed to the economics of commercial real estate lending rather than to direct property ownership.
The company traces its earlier corporate history to Five Oaks Investment Corp. and adopted the Lument Finance Trust name in 2018. Today, it is externally managed by Lument Investment Management, LLC, an affiliate of ORIX Corporation USA. This relationship is strategically important because it gives LFT access to a broader origination and asset-management platform, as well as to underwriting expertise and market relationships that support deal sourcing. In practice, that external management model can improve access to transactions and financing opportunities, although it also means investors should assess alignment of interests and fee structures carefully.
From a business-line perspective, Lument Finance Trust focuses primarily on transitional floating-rate commercial mortgage loans, particularly in the middle-market multifamily segment. The company also has the flexibility to allocate capital to mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities, fixed-rate loans, construction loans, and other real estate-related debt instruments. This broad toolkit gives management the ability to adjust risk and return across market cycles, while maintaining a focus on income-producing credit assets. Its targeted loans are generally sourced in U.S. markets with multiple demand drivers such as job growth and household formation, which supports the long-term investment case for the underlying collateral.
Competitive positioning is centered on specialty expertise, execution speed, and access to repeat borrowers. Compared with larger, more diversified mortgage REITs, LFT is smaller and more niche, but that can also be an advantage in sourcing customized financing solutions. The company’s affiliation with Lument, a national mortgage originator and asset manager, is a meaningful differentiator in a competitive market where origination quality matters.
Recent developments underscore an active capital-management strategy. In 2025, LFT reported quarterly results, maintained distributions on both common and preferred shares, and announced a $664 million commercial real estate CLO. The CLO was structured with a non-mark-to-market, non-recourse financing profile, which is relevant for investors monitoring funding stability and balance-sheet resilience. Overall, Lument Finance Trust remains a U.S. listed NYSE credit REIT with a focused, specialized role in commercial real estate lending and financing.
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All recommendations| Fiscal year end | Revenue | Net income | Diluted EPS | Dividend per share | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | n.d. | -2.7 m USD | -0.14 USD | 0.22 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2024 | n.d. | 22.6 m USD | 0.34 USD | 0.40 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2023 | n.d. | 19.7 m USD | 0.29 USD | 0.26 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2022 | n.d. | 9.9 m USD | 0.11 USD | 0.24 USD | 10-K |
| Dec 2021 | n.d. | 10.5 m USD | 0.30 USD | 0.36 USD | 10-K |
Amounts in USD, as filed (forms 10-K, 20-F or 40-F). Source: SEC EDGAR.