Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp shares valued at $107,230 were sold by Donohoe Bryan Patrick on Jan 14 ’26. At $4.93 per share, Donohoe Bryan Patrick sold 21,761 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 250,197 shares worth approximately $1.27 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gonzales Jeffrey Michael sold 6,218 shares, netting a total of over 30,640 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $4.93 each, the insider now holds 88,533 shares.
Before that, FEINGOLD ANTON had sold 7,606 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $37,479, the Gen. Counsel VP and Secretary traded Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp shares for $4.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 7,606 shares, worth approximately $0.47 million.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on September 20, 2024, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp [ACRE] has been rated down from an Equal weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $7 from $7.50. As of March 04, 2024, BofA Securities has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “an Underperform” for ACRE. Earlier on December 06, 2023, UBS initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for ACRE stock.
Analyzing ACRE Stock Performance
On last trading session, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp [NYSE: ACRE] rose 2.41% to $5.09. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.9392, but it reached a high of $5.13 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.17%. Over the course of the year, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp shares have dropped approximately -9.75%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (ACRE)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 55.74 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.12 million shares to 2.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.98 million shares. A jump of 5.71% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.55.
Which companies own the most shares of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (ACRE)?
In terms of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 7 in the next 12 months, up nearly 40.85% from the previous closing price of $4.97. Analysts anticipate Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp stock to reach 16 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 3.75. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp stock as Hold at the end of 2026.
