Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI – Get Free Report) Director Mark C. Biderman sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.00, for a total value of $150,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 60,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $606,250. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Stock Up 1.3 %
NYSE ARI traded up $0.13 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.13. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,256,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 803,724. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. has a 52 week low of $9.22 and a 52 week high of $12.74. The company has a market capitalization of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of -12.97 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a current ratio of 52.35, a quick ratio of 67.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $10.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $11.00.
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 28th were given a $0.35 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 27th. This represents a $1.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 13.82%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance’s payout ratio is -179.49%.
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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently weighed in on ARI shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods decreased their price objective on Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. TheStreet upgraded Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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. Finally, Bank of America downgraded Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating and set a $10.50 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, March 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.38.
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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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