Stocks/RWT

RWT

Redwood Trust, Inc.
Real Estate·REIT - Mortgage
$5.42
$679M market cap
Revenue
$282.9M
Free Cash Flow
$3.3B
Rev Growth
+17.9%
FCF Margin
1151.2%
P/FCF
0.2x
EV/FCF
7.9x
Fwd EV/EBITDA
--
Fair Value
--
Upside
--

Redwood Trust, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty finance company in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Residential Mortgage Banking, Business Purpose Mortgage Banking, and Investment Portfolio. The Residential Mortgage Banking segment operates a mortgage loan conduit that acquires residential loans from third-party originators for subsequent sale, securitization, or transfer to its investment portfolio. This segment also offers derivative

2-Year Price History

$5.28+1.5%
$5.0$5.5$6.0$6.5volMay 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26May 26

Quarterly Financials & Projections

Quarterly Waterfall ($ M)
PeriodRevEBITDAOpInNIOCFFCFCapExCashDebtSharesROICIntCovEV/EBITDA
Act2026-Q187.1-1.3-1.3-5.5-4,508-4,508-0.0202.025,299124.8-0.0%-0.2x51.7x
Act2025-Q487.833.433.520.012,54612,546-0.0256.022,291126.60.6%6.2x29.8x
Act2025-Q361.4287.4283.20.5-2,668-2,668-0.0510.721,027129.05.3%1.0x29.1x
Act2025-Q246.6179.3-89.1-98.5-2,113-2,113-0.0416.519,511133.0-1.8%0.7x28.7x
Act2025-Q173.9266.5263.816.2-1,953-1,953-0.0464.517,857132.85.7%1.1x24.7x
Act2024-Q430.90.0-11.4-6.6-854.0-854.0-0.0456.616,395132.3-0.3%0.0x24.5x
Act2024-Q369.7247.9245.114.8-2,088-2,088-0.0459.016,833132.45.6%1.1x19.4x
Act2024-Q267.5225.625.615.5-1,966-1,966-0.0420.414,983132.10.6%1.1x19.8x
Act2024-Q174.6217.636.230.3-954.2-954.2-0.0385.513,381131.61.1%1.2x19.6x
Act2023-Q457.0198.618.021.0-1,148-1,148-0.0380.512,844116.30.5%1.2x26.9x
Act2023-Q310.8134.5-24.5-30.8-891.0-891.0-0.0289.411,337115.5-0.9%0.9x29.7x
Act2023-Q243.3162.67.92.9-78.4-78.4-0.0447.111,067114.40.3%1.1x31.2x
Act2023-Q142.80.00.04.6102.0102.0-0.0524.311,350114.10.0%0.0x51.3x
Act2022-Q4-21.3100.1-57.6-44.1-9.7-9.7-0.0391.011,505113.4-1.7%0.7x29.5x
Act2022-Q3-2.2102.0-44.7-50.4361.4361.4-0.0439.411,540116.1-1.5%0.7x--
Act2022-Q2-70.524.6-105.9-100.0-199.1-213.2-0.0521.812,205119.7-3.1%0.2x--
Act2022-Q171.9172.332.530.9-291.7-291.7-0.0594.512,289140.51.0%1.3x--
Historical Valuation

Multiples vs the company's own history — cheap or rich relative to itself? Historical fiscal years, then TTM, then forward projections (E). Forward rows hold today's price against projected earnings, so the multiple compresses if the company grows into it.

YearPriceRev GrEBITDA %EBITDAEV/EBITDAEV/FCFP/EP/S
20224.87-1804.8%39929.5×n/mn/mn/m
20235.92-795.9%322.2%49626.9×n/mn/m5.5×
20245.76+57.7%284.9%69124.5×n/m18.6×4.1×
20255.53+11.2%284.3%76729.8×3.9×n/m2.9×
TTM5.42+16.9%176.3%4990.0×0.0×0.0×0.0×

EBITDA in reporting-currency $M. Historical multiples use year-end market cap (split-adjusted price history); TTM & forward years use today's.

Valuation & Metrics

Market Stats

Price$5.42
Market Cap$679M
Enterprise Value$25.8B
P/S Ratio2.4x
P/FCF0.2x
EV/FCF7.9x
FCF Margin (TTM)1151.2%
FCF Yield479.9%
Dividend Yield (TTM)13.3%
Annual Dilution-6.0%
CurrencyUSD

TTM Financial Snapshot

Revenue$282.9M
Net Income$-83.5M
Free Cash Flow$3.3B

Revenue Growth (YoY)+17.9%
EBITDA Margin176.3%
Net Margin-29.5%
FCF Margin1151.2%
CapEx % of Revenue0.0%
SBC % of Revenue3.4%
ROIC1.0%
WC Change % Rev-71.7%
Interest Coverage0.9x

Forward Outlook & Risk

Short Interest

Short % of Float4.2%
Short Shares5.2M
Days to Cover4.0
Change (vs Prior)-12.3%
Short % Float History
4.20%+1.10pp
3.0%3.5%4.0%4.5%5.0%04-3007-1509-1511-1401-1504-30

Options

Call IV (ATM)29%
Put IV (ATM)72%
ATM Spread12.3%
Call $OI (near money)$5K
Put $OI (near money)$93K
ATM ExpiryJuly 17, 2026 (56D)
ATM Strike$5.0
Major Expirations1
Near-money chain · July 17, 2026
StrikeCall Bid/AskCall OIPut Bid/AskPut OI
$2.00$2.70/$3.900--/$0.750
$3.00$2.00/$2.703--/$0.750
$4.00$0.95/$1.701--/$0.751
$5.00$0.10/$0.7544$0.10/$0.7597
$6.00--/$0.10415$0.50/$1.251,058
$7.00--/$0.0532$1.30/$2.402
$8.00--/$0.100$2.30/$3.401
$9.00--/$0.750$3.30/$4.400
Snapshot: 2026-05-22

Employees

Headcount283
Revenue / Employee$999,647
Gross Profit / Employee$891,873
2022: 347 → 2023: 289 → 2024: 283 → 2025: 351 (0% CAGR)

Institutional Ownership

Headline & net flow

NET SELLING

In Q1 2026 so far (quarter still filing), institutions are net sellers — bought 6.5% of float, sold 7.7%. 2 filers moved >1% of shares (0 buying, 2 selling).

Net flow · Q1 2026still filing
-1.2% of float (net)
Bought 6.5% · Sold 7.7%
212 filers reported (last quarter: 215)

Ownership composition

Active
42.4%(-5.5% YoY)
217 filers
hedge / family / endowment
Retail funds
Fidelity, Schwab, 401(k)
Passive
32.9%(-9.5% YoY)
11 filers
Vanguard, iShares, SPDR
Market makers
0.9%(+0.3% YoY)
5 filers
Citadel, Susquehanna
Insiders
1.2%
Form 4 — latest per insider
0%25%50%75%100%2022-062023-032023-122024-092025-062026-03
ActiveRetail fundsPassiveMarket makersRetail direct

Top holders

Fund$ valueCost basisΔ QoQΔ YoYα lifeFund AUM
BlackRock, Inc.Passive$113M$6.63−$2.9M−$13.0M-0.2%$5.69T
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP$62.0M$5.71−$22.7M+$3.8M-0.3%$533.98B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPassive$32.0M$5.61+$32.0M+$32.0M$4.04T
STATE STREET CORPPassive$27.8M$5.55−$573K−$1.7M-0.2%$2.89T
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.$17.7M$5.56+$4.7M+$7.4M+1.7%$73.71B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCPassive$17.6M$5.33+$375K+$233K+2.3%$1.61T
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCPassive$16.3M$5.61+$16.3M+$16.3M$1.91T
Invesco Ltd.$15.4M$5.95+$1.1M+$5.3M-0.2%$652.04B
Capital World Investors$14.4M$6.89+$0+$0+0.3%$732.46B
Boston Partners$13.8M$5.53−$538K−$1.4M+0.5%$95.40B
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC$12.2M$5.42+$37K+$4.1M+0.7%$645.81B
LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT$10.4M$6.13−$34K+$465K+0.0%$46.40B
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC$10.0M$5.70+$4.6M+$664K-0.0%$322.69B
EVERGREEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$9.4M$5.18+$27K+$2.9M-0.0%$4.56B
NORTHERN TRUST CORPPassive$7.8M$5.53+$300K−$822K-0.2%$755.34B
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP$6.2M$5.41−$36K+$648K+0.8%$133.17B
MORGAN STANLEY$5.6M$5.58−$116K−$1.3M-0.3%$1.65T
JANE STREET GROUP, LLCMM$5.1M$5.48+$1.8M+$3.2M-0.1%$92.10B
NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB$4.8M$5.61+$4.9M+$4.8M-0.6%$107.19B
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST COPassive$4.5M$5.61+$4.5M+$4.5M$395.83B
Cost basis is a volume-weighted estimate from accumulation periods within our 13F history; holders who built their position before our window started will show a stale basis. % above the cost basis is the unrealized gain at the current price.

Trading behavior

Smart-money alpha (lifetime, %/qtr)NEUTRAL
Holders
+0.10%
avg per quarter
Holders (ex-self)
+0.10%
excl. this stock
Buyers (this Q)
+0.18%
116 buyers · $0.09B in
Sellers (this Q)
-0.17%
79 sellers · $0.05B out
alpha coverage: 89% of $ has a lifetime-alpha record
Holder behavior on this stocksource: stock
On big dips (−10%+)
-1.3%
how holders react when this stock falls
On quiet Qs
-13.3%
−10% to +10% baseline
On rallies (+10%+)
-14.3%
how they react when this stock rises
Holders' portfolio flow this Q
+0.7%
inflows — adds are organic
Sellers' portfolio flow this Q
+2.5%
Sellers grew AUM elsewhere — opinionated cut of this stock.
▸ Compare to holder-profile behavior (across all their stocks)
Holder dip (any stock)
-3.8%
Holder mid (any stock)
-2.2%
Holder rally (any stock)
-2.5%

Top Holders Over Time

5-year share-count history (top 10 holders by peak, incl. exited) + price

06.2M12.4M18.7M24.9M$4.01$4.73$5.45$6.17$6.892021-062022-062023-062024-062025-062026-03
hover the chart for per-quarter detailprice (right axis)
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP11.0MFMR LLC30KADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.Capital World Investors2.6MMILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC43KJPMORGAN CHASE & CO77KAmundi19KLSV ASSET MANAGEMENT1.9MBank of New York Mellon Corp712KUBS Group AG563K

Analyst Coverage

Analyst Coverage
Price Targets
Last Quarter (1 analysts)$6.501990.0%
Last Year (2 analysts)$6.752450.0%
Current Price$5.42
Analyst Ratings
10
12
Strong Buy: 1Buy: 10Hold: 12Consensus: Hold
Consensus Estimates
QuarterRevenueEBITDANet IncEPSEPS Range# Analysts
2026 Q396M18M27M$0.21$0.17 – $0.254
2026 Q493M18M26M$0.21$0.17 – $0.232
2027 Q191M17M27M$0.22$0.18 – $0.252
2027 Q294M18M27M$0.22$0.18 – $0.251
2027 Q396M18M29M$0.23$0.19 – $0.261
2027 Q494M18M29M$0.23$0.19 – $0.262
2028 Q190M17M38M$0.30$0.25 – $0.343
2028 Q295M18M41M$0.33$0.27 – $0.372
2028 Q395M18M36M$0.29$0.24 – $0.332
2028 Q492M18M34M$0.27$0.23 – $0.313

Corporate

Executive Compensation (2022-2024)

Direct Pay$115.9M
Incentive & Other$26.3M
Total Compensation$142.2M
% of Revenue20.0%

Order Flow (FINRA, ~3w lag)

55.8%retail+10.4pp
22.7%dark-1.2pp
week of 2026-04-13
10%20%30%40%50%60%24-1125-0225-0525-0825-1126-0226-04retail (non-ATS)dark (ATS)
Off-exchange volume from FINRA. Retail = non-ATS (wholesaler PFOF + broker internalization). Dark = ATS (dark-pool crossing networks, institutional). Lit-exchange = remainder.