RASJQ.PFD (RAIT Financial Trust) Moat Score : 1/10 (As of Jun. 29, 2025)

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What is RAIT Financial Trust Moat Score?

RAIT Financial Trust has the Moat Score of 1, which implies that the company might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

RAIT Financial Trust has No Moat: RAIT Financial Trust lacks significant market leadership, customer switching costs, or proprietary technology. The company operates in a highly competitive financial sector with minimal differentiation and no significant regulatory barriers or intellectual property to protect its position.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes RAIT Financial Trust might have No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages.

Competitive Comparison of RAIT Financial Trust's Moat Score

For the REIT - Diversified subindustry, RAIT Financial Trust's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

RAIT Financial Trust's Moat Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, RAIT Financial Trust's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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RAIT Financial Trust (OTCPK:RASJQ.PFD) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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RAIT Financial Trust Business Description

Industry

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Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

100 North 18th Street, Two Logan Square, 23rd Floor, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19103

Website

https://www.rait.com

RAIT Financial Trust is a United States-based real estate investment trust. Through its subsidiaries, the company invests in and manages a portfolio of commercial real estate (CRE) loans and properties. It operates in the business segment of real estate lending, owning and managing segment which focuses on lending, owning and managing commercial real estate assets throughout the United States. The form of the company's investments ranged from first mortgage loans to equity ownership of a commercial real estate property. It derives main revenue in the form of property income.

RAIT Financial Trust Headlines

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RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) COO & Secretary Raphael Licht sells 9,191 Shares

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