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Velocity Financial

Originates, securitizes, and manages investor real estate loans across the United States.

$18.01
After-hours close+0.02 (+0.11%)
At close$17.99(−0.50%)
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Velocity Financial, Inc.VELFinancials

Originates business-purpose loans secured by residential rental, multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial properties, then funds and manages the portfolio through securitization and other debt facilities. The business is concentrated in the United States and reports as a single segment.

Originates business-purpose investor real estate loans secured mainly by residential rental properties, with additional lending against multifamily, mixed-use, and commercial real estate. Century Health & Housing Capital adds FHA financing and servicing for multifamily, senior housing, and long-term care or assisted-living facilities.

Uses independent mortgage brokers and direct borrower relationships to source loans nationwide, then retains and manages credit exposure through a single U.S. reportable segment. Underwriting discipline, proprietary operating data, customized technology, and active servicing support the model.

Long-term funding depends on securitized debt, warehouse facilities, unsecured or corporate debt, and equity. Results remain tied to real estate conditions, financing costs, securitization access, state licensing, and mortgage-asset regulation.

Company facts

CEOChristopher D. Farrar
ListedJan 17, 2020
ExchangeNYSE
HeadquartersWestlake Village, CA
CountryUnited States
Employees371
CIK0001692376
ISINUS92262D1019

Key statistics

Market cap$707.0M
EPS (ttm)$2.74
P/E (ttm)6.57
ROE15.8%
P/B0.9667
P/S1.01
Dividend yield
Beta0.25vs XLF 0.39

Year to date −7.9% · Average volume (30d) 110.6K

Analysts

Price target, next 12 months$22.00+22.2%Median of 7 analysts · vs the Aug 28 close
ConsensusBuy5 of 7 analysts rate it buy or better

Ratings

Target range

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionPrior ratingRatingTarget
Jun 17, 2026BTIGReiterateBuy$22
Sep 20, 2024Wells FargoDowngradeOverweightUnderweight

Earnings

EPS

Estimate$0.72
ReportedDue Nov 5, 2026

Revenue

Estimate$93.2M
ReportedDue Nov 5, 2026

History

Report dateEPS estEPSSurpriseRevenue estRevenueSurpriseNext session
Aug 5, 2026Q2 FY26$0.65$0.71+9.1%$85.6M$95.0M+11.0%+3.06%
May 6, 2026Q1 FY26$0.64$0.68+6.3%$68.5M$85.2M+24.4%−6.54%
Mar 11, 2026Q4 FY25$0.67$0.93+38.8%$67.8M$102.9M+51.8%−2.57%
Nov 6, 2025Q3 FY25$0.67$0.69+3.0%$52.5M$172.3M+227.9%+0.91%
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Financial highlights

12 quartersQ1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$119.3M$166.0M$172.3M$182.3M$167.9M$178.8M
Gross profit$38.0M$76.4M$76.9M$165.1M$153.8M$157.7M
Operating income−$6.0M$33.9M$35.4M$159.5M$146.9M$154.1M
Net income$18.4M$26.0M$25.4M$34.8M$22.4M$25.2M
Diluted EPS$0.51$0.68$0.65$0.90$0.56$0.63
Gross margin31.9%46.0%44.6%90.5%91.6%88.2%
Operating margin-5.1%20.4%20.5%87.5%87.5%86.2%

Fiscal years (4-quarter sums)FY21 $181.9M · FY22 $249.3M · FY23 $358.5M · FY24 $457.2M · FY25 $639.9M

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $245.2M · Total debt $7.05B · Total assets $7.96B · Shareholders' equity $721.5M

Dividends

No dividends on record.

Ownership

Institutions 99.46%Insiders 69.99%

Institutions and insiders are filed separately and overlap, so together they can pass the whole company. No split is drawn from them.

Shares outstanding 39.26M · Float

Float — provider float is below the insider stake.

The provider's float is smaller than the insider stake it should exclude, so it is not shown.

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderShares% outstandingFormFiled
Snow Phipps Group, LLC13.35M34.02%13FJul 9, 2026
SPG GP, LLC13.35M34.70%13DAug 12, 2025
Allianz Asset Management GmbH12.64M32.19%13FAug 14, 2026
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC12.64M33.10%13DMay 1, 2025
Tobi Iii Spe I LLC · director, 10 percent owner: 12.64M32.19%Form 4May 2, 2025

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Aug 11, 2026Fiona Tamofficer: Chief Accounting Officer−1,232$19.00
Aug 11, 2026Jeffrey T. Taylorofficer: Executive VP, Capital Markets−4,330$19.06
Aug 10, 2026Mark R. Szczepaniakofficer: Chief Financial Officer−2,000$18.16
Aug 6, 2026Mark R. Szczepaniakofficer: Chief Financial Officer−400$18.00
Aug 6, 2026Roland Thomas Kellyofficer: Chief Legal Officer and GC−1,600$18.00
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Peers

CompareAfter-hours close

CompanyPriceChange
Velocity Financial$18.01+0.11%$707.0M6.66.61.0−37.3%
Redwood Trust$4.65+0.84%$580.3M4.90.4+68.5%
MFA Financial$8.82−0.11%$901.5M7.46.91.2−65.6%
Rithm Capital $10.09+0.05%$5.63B16.84.51.0+205.4%
Ready Capital$1.86+1.36%$302.4M0.7−107.6%
Arbor Realty Trust$5.060.00%$973.3M37.412.00.8−11.1%
Walker & Dunlop$41.78+1.04%$1.42B36.912.21.1+3.5%
Ellington Financial$13.62+0.37%$1.70B8.37.02.5+184.1%
Median16.87.01.0+3.5%