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Stock Evaluator: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE)

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation ACRE

$3.39 -0.13 -3.56%
November 5, 2026 12:16:01 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 275,886
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NYSE | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Financials Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

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COMPANY SUMMARY
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, a specialty finance company, engages in the originating and investing in commercial real estate (CRE) loans and related investments in the United States. The company provides loan opportunities for the owners, operators, and sponsors of CRE properties. Its investments includes senior mortgage loans, subordinate debt, preferred equity products, mezzanine loans, and other CRE investments, such as commercial mortgage-backed securities. It 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 Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.

Commentary & Analysis

Financial Summary

Share Statistics ACRE Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $194.3 $379.8 28%
Shares Out (Mil) 56.4 87.2 50%
Institutional Ownership 96.3% 95.3% 69%
Float (Mil) 54.3 81.3 48%
Beta 1.20 1.20 70%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 579 1,748 60%
Price Change
(52-week)		 (20.1%) 63.2% 34%
Growth ACRE Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 3.1% 6.4% 28%
Net Income (5yr) (15.3%) 17.9% 25%
EPS (5yr) (15.2%) 16.9% 18
Dividends (5yr) (14.6%) (0.9%) 71%
Cash Flow (5yr) (60.6%) (15.1%) 4%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year		 Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 5 5 6
Current EPS $0.063 $0.298 $0.328
Month Ago EPS ($0.031) $0.390 $0.342
# Rev Up 0 0 0
# Rev Down 1 1 1
Three Months Ago EPS ($0.031) $0.393 $0.342
Year/Year Chg (20.3%) (1,590%) (2,600%)
Financials ACRE Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $36 $139 17%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) ($4) $13 34%
EPS (TTM) ($0.080) $0.000 36%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $15 $27 40%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) ($36) $0 23%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $833 $2,239 64%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) na $2,995 na
Valuation ACRE Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 0.40 0.56 8%
P/E na 8.6 na
Dividend Yield 17.1% 16.2% 99%
PEG (5yr hist) na 0.6 na
Ratios ACRE Industry
Median		 Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 100.0% 93.9% 96%
Net Margin (12.5%) 21.7% 20%
ROA (0.3%) 0.4% 37%
ROE (0.9%) 2.1% 34%
Liabilities to Assets 73.1% 83.2% 69%
F-Score 3 4 18%

Passing Stock Screens

As of 11/4/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies, ACRE meetings the criteria of 1 screen:
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FACTOR STRATEGY

Est Rev: Lowest 30 Down

Factors: Earnings Estimates
Introduction to the use of earnings estimates. 
Performance Since Inception: 2.8%
+/- S&P 500: -4.6

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