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

Company Overview

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that originates, acquires, invests in, and manages commercial first mortgage loans, subordinate financings, and other commercial real estate-related debt investments in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe. It is qualified as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income taxes, if the company distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.53 to $9.68
• 50-Day Range: $8.19 to $10.05
• 52-Week Range: $7.70 to $11.20
• Volume: 1.43 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.18 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 10.35%
• Price Target: $10.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance scored higher than 49% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 631st out of 938 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: 2.2 / 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 2.40, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is -322.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is -322.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a PEG Ratio of 0.27. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a P/B Ratio of 0.71. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.18% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has recently increased by 0.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

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 10.19%, 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.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.18% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has recently increased by 0.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.18

News Sentiment

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a news sentiment score of 0.18. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 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 $606,687.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.68% 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.

ARI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ARI shares performed this year?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's stock was trading at $8.66 at the start of the year. Since then, ARI stock has increased by 11.5% and is now trading at $9.66.
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How were Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's earnings last quarter?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.07. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 3.77% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.89%.
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How do I buy shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance?

Shares of ARI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance investors own include Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Hawkins (HWKN), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Athabasca Oil (ATH) and Zoetis (ZTS).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/10/2025
• Record date for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/31/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2025
• Today: 6/30/2025
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/30/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/05/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

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 Stock Price Target: $10.13
• High Stock Price Target: $11.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.03)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.20
• P/E Growth: 0.27
• Net Income: -$119.64 million
• Net Margins: 3.77%
• Pretax Margin: 3.90%
• Return on Equity: 8.89%
• Return on Assets: 1.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 74.89
• Quick Ratio: 74.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $303.67 million
• Price / Sales: 4.38
• Cash Flow: $0.42 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 22.71
• Book Value: $13.57 per share
• Price / Book: 0.71

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 138,940,000
• Free Float: 137,999,000
• Market Cap: $1.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.49