NexPoint (NREF) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - NexPoint reported quarterly earnings of $0.83 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$0.78 per share, and up from $0.44 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 6.41$21.69 million for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 90.11%, compared to revenues of $3.83 million a year ago [2] - Over the last four quarters, NexPoint has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times and topped consensus revenue estimates three times [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - NexPoint shares have increased by approximately 3.3$0.61 on revenues of $10.1 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$2.44 on revenues of $40.77 million [7] - The estimate revisions trend for NexPoint is mixed, resulting in a Zacks Rank 3 (Hold) for the stock, indicating expected performance in line with the market in the near future [6] Group 3: Industry Context - The REIT and Equity Trust industry, to which NexPoint belongs, is currently in the bottom 34% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting that the outlook for the industry can significantly impact stock performance [8] - Empirical research indicates a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can be tracked by investors [5]