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Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI) is not a strong buy at the moment for a beginner investor with a long-term horizon. The company's financial performance is declining, technical indicators are neutral, and there are no significant positive catalysts or trading signals. While analysts have slightly raised price targets, the mixed macro environment for REITs and lack of strong growth trends suggest holding off on investment for now.
The MACD is below 0 and negatively contracting, indicating bearish momentum. RSI is neutral at 60.512, and moving averages are converging, showing no clear trend. Key resistance levels are at 10.746 and 10.83, while support levels are at 10.47 and 10.386. Overall, the technical indicators suggest a neutral trend.

Analysts have raised price targets recently, with Keefe Bruyette increasing the target to $11.50 and JPMorgan to $12, maintaining positive ratings.
The company's financials for Q4 2025 show significant YoY declines in revenue (-29.85%), net income (-30.64%), and EPS (-33.33%). Gross margin also dropped by 5.65%. There are no recent news catalysts or significant insider or hedge fund trading activity. Additionally, there is no recent congress trading data.
In Q4 2025, revenue dropped to $186.9M (-29.85% YoY), net income dropped to $25.46M (-30.64% YoY), and EPS dropped to 0.18 (-33.33% YoY). Gross margin decreased to 87.22% (-5.65% YoY). The financial performance indicates a declining trend.
Analysts have raised price targets recently: Keefe Bruyette increased the target to $11.50 from $10.75, and JPMorgan raised it to $12 from $11. Both maintain positive ratings, citing a mixed but favorable macro environment for REITs.