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How to buy Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation stock
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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation is a reit-mortgage business based in the US. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares (ACRE) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.
How to buy shares in Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation
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- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: ACRE. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
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- ACRE shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is ACRE stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short ACRE shares?
- Are ACRE shares over-valued?
- Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's financials
- How volatile are ACRE shares?
- Does Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation share price
Use our graph to track the performance of ACRE stocks over time.Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-02-24.
| 52-week range | USD$2.426 - USD$14.3901 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | USD$12.2436 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$10.8261 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$14.2 |
| PE ratio | 21.0152 |
| Dividend yield | USD$1.32 (9.52%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$0.66 |
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Is it a good time to buy Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation stock?
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Is Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation under- or over-valued?
Valuing Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's P/E ratio
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's PEG ratio
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.57. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$60.8 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 43.06% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$60.8 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 1.18% |
| Return on equity TTM | 4.86% |
| Profit margin | 35.9% |
| Book value | $14.298 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$464.3 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares
There are currently 694,420 Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 29.3% down from 981,612 last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares can be evaluated.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 224006.4516129). Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's SIR currently stands at 3.1. In other words for every 100,000 Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3100 shares are currently held short.
However Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0212% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shares, roughly 21 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation.
Find out more about how you can short Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation stock.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 212.9% of net profits
Recently Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has paid out, on average, around 212.9% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 9.42% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 9.42% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $1.32 per share.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 15 April 2021. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 30 March 2021 (the "ex-dividend date").
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $2.426 up to $14.3901. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's is 1.3661. This would suggest that Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation overview
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 products, real estate preferred equity investments, mezzanine loans, and other CRE investments, including commercial mortgage backed securities. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for the United States federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC operates as the manager of the company. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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