The stock price of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (NYSE: ARI) has plunged by -1.93 when compared to previous closing price of 10.37, but the company has seen a -0.78% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-05-19 that Prior to April 30, 2024, my Readers mentioned 31 equities in their comments on my articles. Some bad-news investments (Rogues) mixed with (mostly) Favorites. Thus, they remarked about the ReFa/Ro. Ten analyst-target-estimated top net gain ReFa/Ro: ORC, JNJ, CVX, FTN.CA, OXLC, ACRE, MED, RC, INTC, and VFC averaged 22.94% net gains from reader data collected 5/15/23. Ten analyst-target-augured April top price upside reader faves & rogues (ReFa/Ro) were: ORI, O, KVUE, PFE, WES, CVX, JNJ, RC, INTC & VFC boasting a 16.43% average target price upside estimate.
Is It Worth Investing in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (NYSE: ARI) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for ARI is also noteworthy at 1.78. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for ARI is 140.55M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.43% of that float. The average trading volume of ARI on May 24, 2024 was 841.36K shares.
ARI’s Market Performance
The stock of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI) has seen a -0.78% decrease in the past week, with a -6.18% drop in the past month, and a -7.29% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.93%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.20% for ARI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -0.68% for ARI’s stock, with a -5.79% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ARI stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for ARI by listing it as a “Underperform.” The predicted price for ARI in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $10.50 based on the research report published on March 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ARI reach a price target of $10.50. The rating they have provided for ARI stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on December 06th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to ARI, setting the target price at $10.50 in the report published on August 02nd of the previous year.
ARI Trading at -4.68% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ARI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -20.17% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.20%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.93%, as shares sank -5.22% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARI fell by -0.78%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.75% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.21. In addition, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc saw -13.37% 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 ARI starting from BIDERMAN MARK C, who sale 15,000 shares at the price of $10.00 back on May 01 ’24. After this action, BIDERMAN MARK C now owns 60,625 shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc, valued at $149,943 using the latest closing price.
ROTHSTEIN STUART, the President & CEO of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc, sale 40,000 shares at $10.60 during a trade that took place back on Apr 15 ’24, which means that ROTHSTEIN STUART is holding 415,292 shares at $423,992 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.52 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc stands at -0.36. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -4.53, with -1.06 for asset returns.
Based on Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.77 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 3.43. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.56.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -416.67 million with net debt to EBITDA at -52.01. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 31.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.13for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03.
Conclusion
In summary, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
