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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (NYSE: ACRE) closed the day trading at $3.56 down -2.47% from the previous closing price of $3.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.74 million shares were traded. ACRE stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.4501.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of ACRE, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.95 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 5.49. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.50.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Wells Fargo on September 20, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $7 from $7.50 previously.
BofA Securities Downgraded its Buy to Underperform on March 04, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $11 to $7.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 31 ’25 when FEINGOLD ANTON sold 7,615 shares for $5.68 per share. The transaction valued at 43,263 led to the insider holds 78,360 shares of the business.
Gonzales Jeffrey Michael sold 4,020 shares of ACRE for $22,839 on Jan 31 ’25. The CFO and Treasurer now owns 50,751 shares after completing the transaction at $5.68 per share. On Jan 31 ’25, another insider, Donohoe Bryan Patrick, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 23,465 shares for $5.68 each. As a result, the insider received 133,230 and left with 218,949 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ACRE now has a Market Capitalization of 195290912 and an Enterprise Value of 1303711488. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.848.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for ACRE is 1.37, which has changed by -0.4718101 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.059571505 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ACRE has reached a high of $7.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.35. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.92%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -43.68%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, ACRE traded about 654.84K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, ACRE traded about 903200 shares per day. A total of 54.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 51.02M. Insiders hold about 6.99% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 42.66% stake in the company. Shares short for ACRE as of 1743379200 were 1694615 with a Short Ratio of 2.59, compared to 1740700800 on 1509593. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1694615 and a Short% of Float of 3.15.
Dividends & Splits
ACRE’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.90, up from 1.0 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.2739726The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 12.98.
