Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc shares valued at $529,135 were sold by ROTHSTEIN STUART on Dec 15 ’25. At $10.16 per share, ROTHSTEIN STUART sold 52,072 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 229,709 shares worth approximately $2.32 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, STUART A ROTHSTEIN purchased 52,072 shares, netting a total of over 526,969 in proceeds.
Before that, ROTHSTEIN STUART had sold 52,073 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $561,269, the President & CEO traded Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc shares for $10.78 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 52,073 shares, worth approximately $2.85 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on October 20, 2025, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc [ARI] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $10.50. Analysts at BTIG Research upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of April 07, 2025, Keefe Bruyette has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for ARI.
Analyzing ARI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc [NYSE: ARI] rose 1.00% to $10.12. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.99, but it reached a high of $10.145 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.64%. Over the course of the year, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc shares have jumped approximately 12.20%.
Is Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.55 million shares to 3.57 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.02 million shares. A jump of 15.42% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.66 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.66.
Which companies own the most shares of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc (ARI)?
In terms of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 12 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.76% from the previous closing price of $10.02. Analysts anticipate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc stock to reach 13.5 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 10.5. On March 04, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “an Underperform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $10.50.
