As of Friday close, Arbor Realty Trust Inc.’s (NYSE:ABR) stock was up $0.02, moving up 0.13 percent to $14.89. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 2,719,880 shares. 1 time new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$1.14 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 2,614,235, while in the previous 50 days, it was 3,013,110.
Since last month, ABR stock retreated -2.93%. Shares of the company fell to $14.85 on 09/22/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $17.74 was reached on 07/28/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $10.10. Since the beginning of this year, ABR’s stock price has risen by 12.89% or $1.70, and marked a new high 23 times. However, the stock has declined by -16.07% since its 52-week high.
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ABR stock investors should be aware that Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 114 days ago on Jun 01. Green William C, the Director of the company, purchased of 8,776 shares for $12.82 on Jun 01. It resulted in a $112,542 investment by the insider. KAUFMAN IVAN added 15,000 shares at an average price of $11.98 on May 08. The insider now owns 1,183,277 shares following the transaction. On Mar 13, COB, CEO and President KAUFMAN IVAN bought 10,000 shares at $12.43 apiece. The transaction was valued at $124,280.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR) has a P/E ratio of about 10.13. The stock’s beta is 1.93. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.83, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.13, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 6.30 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.43 per share was paid out, which is 2.38% more than last year’s $0.42. On Friday July 28 2023, a $0.01 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 5.27, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 5.27. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 45.70% percent. In the year ended June 29, operating margins totaled 25.20%. Based on annual data, ABR earned $383.59 million in gross profit and brought in $1.18 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 2.10%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 13.40%.
In Arbor Realty Trust Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $7.17 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. While analysts expected Arbor Realty Trust Inc. to report $0.44 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.57 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 29.50%. During the quarter, the company generated $116.5 million in EBITDA. The value of shareholders’ equity is $186.5 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Arbor Realty Trust Inc.’s (ABR) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 24.33%, the RSI 9-day stood at 27.16% on 22 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Arbor Realty Trust Inc. price is down by -7.11% percent or -$1.14. At present, ABR shares trade -3.56% below its 20-day simple moving average and +32.83% percent above its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -6.35% below its SMA50 and +3.40% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 12.37% and Stochastic coefficient D was 18.53%, while ATR was 0.34. Given the Stochastic reading of 3.42% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 34.74%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.48, while the 14-day reading stands at -0.60.
Analyst Ratings
Arbor Realty Trust Inc. downgraded its rating on Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR) to an Underweight in a note to investors on July 31, 2023. The analysts firm previously had an Overweight rating on the stock.Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR) has been rated Hold by analysts. According to 2 brokerage firms, ABR is a sell, and 1 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 1 analyst rate Arbor Realty Trust Inc. stock as buy, with 2 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $16.50, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $15.00 – $19.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR) will achieve an average price target of $17.00.
