The stock of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI) has seen a -2.30% decrease in the past week, with a -2.40% drop in the past month, and a 5.52% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.54%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.90% for ARI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.29% for ARI’s stock, with a 2.55% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (NYSE: ARI) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.47.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ARI is 137.28M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.31% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of ARI on March 14, 2025 was 1.14M shares.
ARI) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (NYSE: ARI) has dropped by -1.42 compared to previous close of 9.89. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-03-11 that NEW YORK, March 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:ARI) today announced the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.25 per share of common stock, which is payable on April 15, 2025 to common stockholders of record on March 31, 2025. About Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: ARI) is a real estate investment trust that primarily originates, acquires, invests in and manages performing commercial first mortgage loans, subordinate financings and other commercial real estate-related debt investments.
Analysts’ Opinion of ARI
BofA Securities, 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 “Underperform” according to the report published on March 04th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to ARI, setting the target price at $10.50 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
ARI Trading at 4.00% 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 -11.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.54%, as shares sank -1.71% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.55% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ARI fell by -2.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -4.13% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.98. In addition, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc saw 12.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ARI starting from Whonder Carmencita N.M., who sale 11,400 shares at the price of $10.21 back on May 28 ’24. After this action, Whonder Carmencita N.M. now owns 20,624 shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc, valued at $116,364 using the latest closing price.
Whonder Carmencita N.M., the Director of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc, sale 11,000 shares at $9.96 during a trade that took place back on Mar 04 ’25, which means that Whonder Carmencita N.M. is holding 9,624 shares at $109,523 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ARI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.7 for the gross margin
The net margin for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc stands at -0.37. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value -6.02, with -1.39 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 3.41. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.1.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -634.86 million with net debt to EBITDA at 40.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 22.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.04.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
