Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) Rating Lowered to Sell at Wall Street Zen

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) was downgraded by investment analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Saturday.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on ABR. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of Arbor Realty Trust from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods upped their price objective on Arbor Realty Trust from $7.50 to $8.00 and gave the stock an “underperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Zacks Research cut Arbor Realty Trust from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Weiss Ratings lowered Arbor Realty Trust from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler lowered their target price on Arbor Realty Trust from $10.00 to $8.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Sell” and a consensus price target of $9.50.

Arbor Realty Trust Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of ABR stock opened at $7.38 on Friday. Arbor Realty Trust has a fifty-two week low of $7.11 and a fifty-two week high of $12.57. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $7.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.41 and a beta of 1.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 394.59 and a current ratio of 394.59.

Institutional Trading of Arbor Realty Trust

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Forty three Eighteen Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Arbor Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at $78,000. Fund Advisors of America Inc FL acquired a new stake in Arbor Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth $270,000. NWF Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Arbor Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth $100,000. Alpine Global Management LLC purchased a new stake in Arbor Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $175,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Arbor Realty Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $737,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.25% of the company’s stock.

Arbor Realty Trust Company Profile

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc (NYSE: ABR) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the origination, acquisition, financing, structuring and management of commercial real estate loans and securities. The company focuses primarily on multifamily and commercial mortgage lending, targeting properties such as apartment communities, senior housing and healthcare facilities. Through both agency and non-agency channels, Arbor Realty Trust seeks to deliver liquidity solutions to borrowers while generating stable, risk-adjusted returns for its shareholders.

Core business activities include originating first-mortgage loans secured by multifamily and mixed-use properties, as well as providing mezzanine financing and preferred equity investments.