BUZZ — Ladder Capital rises on Q3 profit beat

* Shares of REIT Ladder Capital rise 4.7% to $9.24 * Co reports Q3 distributable EPS of 35 cents, beating analysts' estimate of 31 cents - data compiled by LSEG * CEO Brian Harris says the co made more than $700 million of new loans and securities in Q3 * 6 of 7 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher and 1 "hold"; median PT is $11.50 - data compiled by LSEG * Including session's move, LADR down more than 15% YTD (Reporting by Jayasree Prabhu) ((jayasree.prabhu@thomsonreuters.com)