Mortgage REIT's

Shares of RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) are higher on the session by 0.88%, currently trading at $2.30. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past two months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

Deerfield Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: DFR) and CIFC today announced the closing of their merger. The newly combined company will now operate under the name CIFC Deerfield Corp..

Stifel Nicolaus is upgrading iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI) to Buy. It is also upgrading Newcastle Investment (NYSE: NCT) to Buy. It is increasing the target price on Endo Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ENDP) to $53.00 from $45.00. Estimates are increased on iStar Financial and Newcastle Investment, and...

Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded iStar Financial (NYSE: SFI) from Hold to Buy with a $12 price target.

Stifel Nicolaus has upgraded Newcastle Investment (NYSE: NCT) from Hold to Buy with an $8 price target.

Below are the top mid-cap REIT-diversified stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of operating margin. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) is 91.92%. CIM's PEG ratio is 0.77. The trailing-twelve-month operating margin at MFA Financial Inc (...

Shares of RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE: RAS) are lower on the session by 5.35%, currently trading at $2158. The stock has been moving largely lower over the past three months and is currently trading below the 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Options traders are buying calls on the name today. A...

Capital Trust (NYSE: CT) has hit a 52-week high in today's trading. At last check the year-to-date performance of Capital Trust has been a gain of 149%.

Over the past several years, Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (OTCBB: ADMD) has positioned itself to become a leading domestic Company in the fast-growing field of Nuclear Medicine. ADMD is engaging in the production and distribution of medical isotopes, such as Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99), as well...

Best 1) Tasty Baking Company (NASDAQ: TSTY): Stock is skyrocketing a remarkable 146.58% to $3.96 in today's action after Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO) revealed plans to buy the company for $4 per share in an all-cash arrangement. 2) Global Crossing (NASDAQ: GLBC): Surging 58.51% to $23.46 after...

Below are the top small-cap REIT-diversified stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of return on equity. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) is 73.50%. ABR's operating margin for the same period is 184.48%. The trailing-twelve-month return on equity at...

Some of the following links have been open for over a week, but have gotten buried under the onslaught of reading material I've accumulated since.  Regardless, the following articles are all very interesting and well-worth reading, unless you think ignorance is, in-fact, bliss. The Economist,...

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) today announced an adjustment to the conversion rate for 4.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2015. The adjustment to the conversion rate for the Notes is being made pursuant to the governing indenture for the Notes in light of the Company's previously...

Wunderlich upgrades Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO) to buy.

Wunderlich Securities has issued a report upgrading Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO) from a Hold Rating to Buy. Wunderlich Securities writes, "Capstead Mortgage (CMO) reported that it had raised approximately $60 million through its continuous offering program during 1Q11, and that it had...