Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ABR)’s stock price has decreased by -0.61 compared to its previous closing price of 12.23. However, the company has seen a -1.02% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-03-24 that Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) has been one of the stocks most watched by Zacks.com users lately. So, it is worth exploring what lies ahead for the stock.
Is It Worth Investing in Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ABR) Right Now?
Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ABR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.70x compared to its average ratio. ABR has 36-month beta value of 1.64. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for ABR is 181.98M, and currently, short sellers hold a 34.59% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ABR on March 25, 2025 was 3.43M shares.
ABR’s Market Performance
ABR stock saw an increase of -1.02% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.07% and a quarterly increase of -11.34%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.89%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.49% for Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.66% for ABR stock, with a simple moving average of -12.67% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ABR
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ABR reach a price target of $13, previously predicting the price at $17. The rating they have provided for ABR stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on April 11th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Underweight” to ABR, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on July 31st of the previous year.
ABR Trading at -6.11% 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 -23.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.49%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.89%, as shares surge +0.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.28% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ABR fell by -0.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -14.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.24. In addition, Arbor Realty Trust Inc saw -12.24% 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 5,269 shares at the price of $14.17 back on Dec 05 ’24. After this action, Green William C now owns 178,797 shares of Arbor Realty Trust Inc, valued at $74,662 using the latest closing price.
Friedman David Erwin, the CCO & Head of Non-Agcy Prod of Arbor Realty Trust Inc, purchase 1,775 shares at $13.09 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that Friedman David Erwin is holding 67,511 shares at $23,229 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ABR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.48 for the present operating margin
- 1.0 for the gross margin
The net margin for Arbor Realty Trust Inc stands at 0.42. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value 8.62, with 1.81 for asset returns.
Based on Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.09 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 375.37 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.33.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
