Mortgage Investment: Ocwen Financial (NYSE:OCN), Nationstar Mortgage Holdings (NYSE:NSM), Walter Investment Management (NYSE:WAC), KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE:KFN)

Shares of Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) saw some unusual options trading on Wednesday. Traders bought 32,582 put options on the stock, AmericanBankingNews.com reports. This represents an increase of approximately 442% compared to the typical volume of 6,009 put options. Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) shares after opening at $39.36 moved to $41.41 on last trade day and at the end of the day closed at $40.16. Company price to sales ratio in past twelve months was calculated as 3.20 and price to cash ratio as 15.25. Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN) showed a positive weekly performance of 0.65%.

Hayman believes that Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) offers a compelling investment opportunity as misinformation has created a divergence between perception and reality. It has been clearly demonstrated over the last several years that non-bank servicers, such as Nationstar and Ocwen Financial Corp (NYSE:OCN), have had more success than the banks helping families remain in their homes which has benefited homeowners, investors and taxpayers alike. Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) shares advanced 4.89% in last trading session and ended the day on $32.80. NSM return on equity ratio is recorded as 37.30% and its return on assets is 2.90%. Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc (NYSE:NSM) yearly performance is -12.77%.

Zacks downgraded shares of Walter Investment Management Corp. (NYSE:WAC) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a report issued on Tuesday, Stock Ratings News reports. They currently have $24.20 target price on the stock. Walter Investment Management Corp (NYSE:WAC) shares moved up 5.49% in last trading session and was closed at $29.00, while trading in range of $27.73-$29.75. Walter Investment Management Corp (NYSE:WAC) year to date performance is -17.99%.

TheStreet Ratings rates KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE:KFN) as a hold. The company’s strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, attractive valuation levels and expanding profit margins. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company’s earnings per share, deteriorating net income and generally higher debt management risk. KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE:KFN) weekly performance is -5.19%. On last trading day company shares ended up $11.69. KKR Financial Holdings LLC (NYSE:KFN) distance from 50-day simple moving average is -4.52%. Analysts mean target price for the company is $11.83.

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