Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) will likely be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, August 5th. Analysts expect Ares Commercial Real Estate to post earnings of ($0.02) per share and revenue of $14.44 million for the quarter.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Price Performance

NYSE:ACRE opened at $4.45 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $244.79 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.80, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.33. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a 1 year low of $3.35 and a 1 year high of $7.83. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.75.

Ares Commercial Real Estate Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were paid a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 30th. Ares Commercial Real Estate’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -240.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ACRE. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price objective on Ares Commercial Real Estate from $4.50 to $4.80 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. JMP Securities reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Ares Commercial Real Estate in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on Ares Commercial Real Estate from $3.75 to $5.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and five have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.58.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ares Commercial Real Estate

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ACRE. Acadian Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Ares Commercial Real Estate during the 1st quarter valued at $166,000. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Ares Commercial Real Estate during the 1st quarter valued at $129,000. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Ares Commercial Real Estate during the 1st quarter valued at $47,000. 41.34% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Ares Commercial Real Estate

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, a specialty finance company, originates and invests in commercial real estate (CRE) loans and related investments in the United States. It provides a range of financing solutions for the owners, operators, and sponsors of CRE properties. The company originates senior mortgage loans, subordinate debt and preferred equity products, mezzanine loans, and other CRE investments, including commercial mortgage-backed securities.