Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) Price Target Raised to $11.50 at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) had its price target raised by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $10.75 to $11.50 in a report issued on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from $10.50 to $11.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $11.00.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of ARI stock opened at $10.56 on Thursday. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a 1 year low of $7.70 and a 1 year high of $11.20. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.20 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a current ratio of 96.78, a quick ratio of 90.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26. The firm had revenue of $73.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $46.97 million. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had a net margin of 46.66% and a return on equity of 7.94%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance will post 0.63 EPS for the current year.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 31st were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, December 31st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.5%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance’s dividend payout ratio is presently 112.36%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Stuart Rothstein sold 52,072 shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.16, for a total transaction of $529,051.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 229,709 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,333,843.44. This trade represents a 18.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.68% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,167,013 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $30,662,000 after acquiring an additional 9,273 shares in the last quarter. No Street GP LP increased its holdings in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance by 33.3% during the 3rd quarter. No Street GP LP now owns 3,000,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,390,000 after purchasing an additional 750,000 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 2,085,917 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $21,130,000 after purchasing an additional 134,308 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance by 50.4% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,291,072 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $12,498,000 after purchasing an additional 432,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance by 3.5% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,033,295 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $10,467,000 after purchasing an additional 34,521 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 54.43% of the company’s stock.

More Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised its price target on ARI to $11.50 from $10.75 and reiterated an “outperform” rating — a direct analyst endorsement that implies upside from current levels. KBW raises PT to $11.50
• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results showed stronger-than-expected revenue and healthy loan activity: EPS roughly in line with consensus while revenue materially exceeded estimates, supporting underlying earnings and dividend coverage narratives. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights
• Neutral Sentiment: Management outlined an asset‑monetization strategy and emphasized timing for exiting the REO portfolio — this signals active balance‑sheet management but leaves returns and timing uncertain. Asset monetization / REO exit timing
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call transcript and slide presentation are available for investors who want granular detail on credit metrics, portfolio composition, and guidance assumptions. These materials help assess runway for dividend coverage and future earnings. Earnings call transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage summaries (TipRanks, The Motley Fool) note the company is “balancing growth and uncertainty,” useful for framing analyst expectations but not immediate catalysts by themselves. TipRanks coverage
• Negative Sentiment: A disclosed loan sale to Athene highlights a shift in how ARI may monetize assets and could signal a move away from prior recurring-income assumptions — this transaction puts the company’s future operating and capital-deployment model into focus and may raise near‑term uncertainty. Loan sale to Athene

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Company Profile

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc (NYSE: ARI) is a real estate finance company structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company focuses on originating, acquiring and managing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt and preferred equity investments. As an externally managed vehicle, ARI leverages the expertise and resources of an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, a leading global alternative investment manager.

ARI’s investment strategy is centered on providing first mortgage loans, mezzanine debt financing, bridge loans and preferred equity across a broad range of property types, including office, retail, industrial and multifamily assets.