ACRE
Ares Commercial Real EstateACRE
ACRE
About: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp is a specialty finance company and a Real Estate Investment Trust providing commercial real estate loans and related investments. It operates in one segment namely originating and managing a diversified portfolio of CRE debt-related investments. The group recognizes its revenues through the interest income it receives from loans.
Employees: 2,100
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 16
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 1 (+0) [Q1 2025]
0.68% less ownership
Funds ownership: 41.23% [Q4 2024] → 40.54% (-0.68%) [Q1 2025]
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 132 [Q4 2024] → 128 (-4) [Q1 2025]
20% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $459K | Put options by funds: $577K
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 47
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $133M [Q4 2024] → $103M (-$29.7M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$4.50
9%
downside
Avg. target
$4.75
3%
downside
High target
$5
2%
upside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
0%
2 neutral
100%
0 negative
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UBS Douglas Harter | 2%upside $5 | Neutral Maintained | 21 May 2025 |
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Jade Rahmani | 9%downside $4.50 | Market Perform Maintained | 7 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 4 articles about ACRE published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
6 days ago
Big Income Opportunities In The CRE REIT Meltdown
How is credit risk impacting the companies within this sector? Is there gold to be found, or are there only landmines? We answer both by using two examples.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Tariffs On, Tariffs Off
US equity markets rallied this week, capping off the best monthly gains since November 2023, as investors weighed encouraging inflation data against a whipsaw of court rulings on tariffs. Extending the on-again-off-again tariff saga, a trade court ruled that the tariffs were procedurally invalid, but an Appeals court paused the block, likely sending the decision to the Supreme Court. Rebounding from declines of 2.6% last week, the S&P 500 rallied 1.8% this week, closing within 4% of its February record highs.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
What Makes Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) a New Strong Buy Stock
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Ares Commercial: A Contrarian Investment Pick For 2025
Ares Commercial's business showed stabilization in Q1 with no realized loan losses and progress in debt reduction, signaling a potential turnaround. Despite not fully covering its dividend with distributable earnings, the REIT's improving trajectory suggests positive dividend coverage could return soon. Shares trade at a significant discount to book value, presenting a compelling rebound opportunity for 2025 as the business stabilizes.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Trade Talks, Fed Hawks, Market Balks
US equity markets posted modest declines this past week after the Federal Reserve held rates steady and maintained its status quo "wait-and-see" approach, but acknowledged heightened inflation and labor market risks. Meanwhile, White House officials headed to Switzerland to begin high-level trade talks with China, which follows the announcement of the first major post-Liberation Day trade deal with the United Kingdom. Following its best two-week stretch since late 2022, the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% this week - extending its drawdown to around 8% from its mid-February record highs.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE:ACRE ) Q1 2025 - Earnings Conference Call May 7, 2025 12:00 PM ET Company Participants John Stilmar - MD, IR Bryan Donohoe - CEO Jeff Gonzales - CFO Conference Call Participants Rick Shane - JPMorgan Steve Delaney - Citizens JMP Jade Rahmani - KBW Operator Good afternoon. Welcome to Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's First Quarter Earnings Conference Call.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Beats Q1 Earnings Estimates
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.13 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.07 per share. This compares to loss of $0.62 per share a year ago.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (the “Company”) (NYSE:ACRE), a specialty finance company primarily engaged in directly originating and investing in commercial real estate assets, reported generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) net income of $9.3 million or $0.17 per diluted common share and Distributable Earnings(1) of $7.2 million or $0.13 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2025. “In the first quarter, we successfully increased liqui.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (NYSE: ACRE) announced today that it will report earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation will hold its webcast/conference call on the same day at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter ended March 31, 2025 financial results. All interested parties are invited to participate via telephon.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Ares Commercial: Smoked Like Cheap Brisket
The market is experiencing significant turmoil due to the largest round of U.S. tariffs in 100 years, affecting nearly every asset class. ACRE faces increasing trouble from rising non-performing loans and insufficient distributable earnings, leading to a 35% decline in shares and a reduced dividend. Despite a lower valuation relative to book value, ACRE's outlook remains bleak due to emerging risks and economic uncertainties, earning it a Hold rating.
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