Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) will likely be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, April 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.22 per share and revenue of $46.50 million for the quarter.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.07. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had a positive return on equity of 9.37% and a negative net margin of 39.40%.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock opened at $8.19 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 51.19 and a current ratio of 51.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.62 and a beta of 1.41. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a 52-week low of $7.70 and a 52-week high of $11.20. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $9.45 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.15.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Monday, March 31st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.21%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 31st. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -105.26%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Stuart Rothstein sold 52,074 shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.99, for a total transaction of $520,219.26. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 385,928 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,855,420.72. The trade was a 11.89 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Carmencita N.M. Whonder sold 11,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.96, for a total value of $109,560.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,624 shares in the company, valued at $95,855.04. This trade represents a 53.34 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 0.68% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from $9.50 to $8.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 16th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $10.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $9.00.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Company Profile

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.