Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (ACRE) Stock AnalysisACREAres Commercial Real Estate Corp

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation is a specialty finance company primarily engaged in directly originating and investing in commercial real estate loans and related investments. The Company, through its national direct origination platform, provides a broad offering of flexible and reliable financing solutions for commercial real estate owners and operators. The Company originates senior mortgage loans, as well as subordinate financings, mezzanine debt and preferred equity, with an emphasis on providing value added financing on a variety of properties located in liquid markets across the United States. Senior mortgage loans are typically secured by first liens on commercial properties, including property types, such as office, multifamily, self storage, retail, hotel, healthcare, student housing, industrial, mixed-use, residential and residential condominium. The Company is externally managed by Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC. It operates in the Real Estate sector (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS industry).

Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (ACRE) is not a good buy right now due to its current price of $3.55, which is significantly below analyst price targets of $5 to $6. The company has a very low RSI of 14.315, indicating it is oversold, but this is coupled with ongoing financial struggles, including a net income of only $4.4 million in Q2 2026, which is insufficient to cover its dividend of $0.15 per share. Additionally, the company has a high debt-to-equity ratio of 258.24%, indicating financial risk. The main risk is the potential for further dividend cuts due to insufficient earnings, as highlighted by the recent news summaries.

6 analysts cover ACRE: 3 rate it Buy, 2 Hold and 1 Sell. The average price target is 4.83.