Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR)’s stock price has plunge by -0.16relation to previous closing price of 12.20. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -5.80% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-11 that In the most recent trading session, Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) closed at $12.42, indicating a +0.65% shift from the previous trading day.
Is It Worth Investing in Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR) Right Now?
Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.94x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ABR is 1.97. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ABR is 170.70M and currently, short sellers hold a 42.72% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ABR on April 16, 2024 was 4.84M shares.
ABR’s Market Performance
ABR’s stock has seen a -5.80% decrease for the week, with a -3.94% drop in the past month and a -17.20% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.96%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.53% for Arbor Realty Trust Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.37% for ABR’s stock, with a -12.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ABR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ABR stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for ABR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ABR in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $13 based on the research report published on April 11, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Piper Sandler, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ABR reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for ABR stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on July 31st, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to ABR, setting the target price at $13.50 in the report published on July 24th of the previous year.
ABR Trading at -5.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ABR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.25% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.96%, as shares sank -6.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -9.78% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ABR fell by -5.80%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.36% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.83. In addition, Arbor Realty Trust Inc. saw -19.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ABR starting from Green William C, who purchase 10,209 shares at the price of $12.93 back on Mar 18 ’24. After this action, Green William C now owns 162,809 shares of Arbor Realty Trust Inc., valued at $132,026 using the latest closing price.
KAUFMAN IVAN, the COB, CEO and President of Arbor Realty Trust Inc., purchase 10,000 shares at $12.05 during a trade that took place back on Nov 29 ’23, which means that KAUFMAN IVAN is holding 1,108,412 shares at $120,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ABR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.17 for the present operating margin
- 0.72 for the gross margin
The net margin for Arbor Realty Trust Inc. stands at 0.64. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 12.27, with 2.27 for asset returns.
Based on Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.03. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.01. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.22 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 8.35. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 18.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
