Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: ARI) is a real estate finance company structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company focuses on originating, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt and preferred equity investments. As an externally managed vehicle, ARI leverages the expertise and resources of an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, a leading global alternative investment manager.

ARI’s investment strategy is centered on providing first mortgage loans, mezzanine debt financing, bridge loans and preferred equity across a broad range of property types, including office, retail, industrial and multifamily assets. By structuring tailored capital solutions for property owners and developers, the company seeks to generate current income and long-term capital appreciation for its shareholders. Its underwriting process emphasizes rigorous credit analysis, collateral evaluation and active portfolio monitoring.

Since commencing operations, ARI has primarily served commercial real estate markets in the United States, with particular focus on major metropolitan regions. The company benefits from the deep sector knowledge and deal-sourcing capabilities of its Apollo-affiliated management team, whose professionals have extensive experience in real estate lending and asset management. ARI’s board of directors provides oversight and governance to align its investment activities with the interests of its shareholders.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.63 to $10.73
• 50-Day Range: $10.55 to $11.13
• 52-Week Range: $9.49 to $11.24
• Volume: 645,940 shs
• Average Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: 13.12
• Dividend Yield: 9.41%
• Price Target: $11.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 513th out of 873 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.29, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -11.36%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance are expected to decrease by -11.36% in the coming year, from $0.88 to $0.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is 13.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is 13.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.56.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.85% of the float of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.37.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has recently increased by 6.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 9.51%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is 123.46%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance will have a dividend payout ratio of 128.21% in the coming year. This indicates that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for ARI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 160% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $49,994.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.52% of the stock of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

54.43% of the stock of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 4/29/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2026
• Today: 7/01/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - MTGE TRUST
• Sub-Industry: Mortgage REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ARI
• CIK: 1467760
• Web: www.apolloreit.com
• Phone: (212) 515-3200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance: $11.13
• High Price Target: $11.50
• Low Price Target: $10.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.29
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.81
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.12
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.07
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $126.72 million
• Net Margins: 48.01%
• Pretax Margin: 48.18%
• Return on Equity: 7.87%
• Return on Assets: 1.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 81.81
• Quick Ratio: 81.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $271.59 million
• Price / Sales: 5.12
• Cash Flow: $1.04 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.25
• Book Value: $13.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 130,950,000
• Free Float: 130,266,000
• Market Cap: $1.39 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.35