{
  "id": 18415895,
  "title": "Blackstone Mortgage Trust CEO buys $1.04M in shares",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/blackstone-mortgage-trust-ceo-buys-1-04m-in-shares",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-06T01:19:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/blackstone-mortgage-trust-ceo-buys-104m-in-shares-93CH-5006255"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Timothy Steven Johnson, CEO and Director of Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), recently bought 90,000 shares of the company's Class A Common Stock on November 4, 2026. The purchase, valued at $1,035,351, was made in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $11.445 to $11.585 per share, averaging $11.5039 per share. This acquisition brings Johnson's direct ownership of the company's stock to 617,900 shares. Despite the stock's 36.6% decline over the past six months, Blackstone Mortgage Trust offers an attractive dividend yield of 10.3%. The company recently reported strong third-quarter earnings, with distributable earnings of $0.38 per share, beating analyst expectations of $0.25 per share. However, the company decided to cut its quarterly dividend from $0.47 to $0.30 due to ongoing challenges, including a 12% drop in book value and credit stress in its loan portfolio. Analysts and investors are watching these developments closely as they evaluate Blackstone Mortgage Trust's financial health.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}