Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI – Get Free Report) CEO Stuart Rothstein sold 40,000 shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.60, for a total value of $424,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 415,292 shares in the company, valued at $4,402,095.20. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Trading Up 0.5 %
Shares of NYSE:ARI traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $10.43. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 473,616 shares, compared to its average volume of 798,193. The firm has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.62 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a quick ratio of 67.73, a current ratio of 67.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.57. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. has a 1 year low of $9.13 and a 1 year high of $12.74. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $10.97 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.97.
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Announces Dividend
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a $0.35 dividend. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.42%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 27th. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio is currently 466.67%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently weighed in on ARI shares. Bank of America downgraded Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $10.50 price target on the stock. in a research note on Monday, March 4th. TheStreet raised Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from $11.00 to $10.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $10.50.
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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.
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