Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) Stock Price Down 27.8% – What’s Next?

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) shares dropped 27.8% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as C$10.00 and last traded at C$10.14. Approximately 9,155,955 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 906% from the average daily volume of 909,716 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$14.05.

Trending Headlines about Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

Here are the key news stories impacting Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Plan to raise C$500M to pay down debt could materially reduce leverage and near-term refinancing risk, improving balance-sheet flexibility if executed as described. Allied Property REIT raising $500-million to pay down debt
• Neutral Sentiment: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization imposed a trading halt on AP.UN while the company’s material disclosures were imminent; halts are procedural but increase short-term volatility and uncertainty. Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Trading Halt – AP.UN
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 and full-year results showed a large per-share loss (C($7.93)) and very weak profitability (negative net margin ~89.9%), signaling operating or non‑cash/one‑off issues that hit earnings and may weigh on investor confidence. View Press Release
• Negative Sentiment: Company announced an equity financing (size and terms to be finalized). Equity issuance reduces leverage but is typically dilutive to existing shareholders and often triggers downward price pressure on announcement. Allied Reports Q4 and Full-Year Results; Announces Leadership Update and Equity Financing
• Negative Sentiment: Leadership update includes founder/longstanding executive stepping down, which raises near-term governance and execution uncertainty during a capital‑markets sensitive period. Allied Property REIT raising $500-million to pay down debt

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Desjardins dropped their price target on Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$18.00 to C$15.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$16.00 to C$14.50 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Raymond James Financial upgraded shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from an “underperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and lowered their price target for the company from C$14.75 to C$14.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce cut their price objective on Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$17.00 to C$15.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$22.00 to C$18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$15.28.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Price Performance

The company has a fifty day simple moving average of C$13.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of C$16.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.71, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a current ratio of 0.45. The company has a market capitalization of C$1.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.47 and a beta of 1.65.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported C($7.93) EPS for the quarter. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust had a negative net margin of 89.93% and a negative return on equity of 8.01%. The business had revenue of C$148.77 million during the quarter. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust will post 1.8404851 earnings per share for the current year.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust engaged in the development, management, and ownership of primarily urban office environments across Canada’s major cities. Most of the total square footage in the company’s real estate portfolio is located in Toronto and Montreal. Allied Properties derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants in its properties. The majority of this revenue comes from its assets located in Central Canada.