Apollo Commerical Finance (ARI) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know
Apollo Commerical Finance (ARI) closed at $9.48 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.11% move from the prior day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.14%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.12%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.04%.
Apollo Commerical Finance will be looking to display strength as it nears its next earnings release, which is expected to be October 24, 2022. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.36, up 2.86% from the prior-year quarter. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $61.9 million, up 1.89% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $1.42 per share and revenue of $239.6 million, which would represent changes of +6.77% and -9.79%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Apollo Commerical Finance. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. Apollo Commerical Finance is holding a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold) right now.
Looking at its valuation, Apollo Commerical Finance is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 6.71. This valuation marks a discount compared to its industry's average Forward P/E of 7.31.
The REIT and Equity Trust industry is part of the Finance sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 83, putting it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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