Metals... Not Missles... Is the New Arms Race
China and Russia control 70% of the world's critical minerals, giving them leverage over the West. One N. American discovery could help shift that balance by developing the metals essential for defense systems.
Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 55,020,000 |
| Shares Float | 51,740,000 |
| Shares Short | 1,770,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 552% |
| Institution Holdings | 45.37% |
About Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, a specialty finance company, engages in originating and investing in commercial real estate (CRE) loans and related investments in the United States. It provides loan opportunities for the owners, operators, and sponsors of CRE properties. The company's investments includes senior mortgage loans, subordinate debt, preferred equity products, mezzanine loans, and other CRE investments, including commercial mortgage-backed securities. It has elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for the United States federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation was incorporated in 2011 and is based in New York, New York.
General
| Name | Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp |
| Ticker | ACRE |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Real Estate |
| Industry | REIT - Mortgage |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 4.56 |
| Market Cap | 267,400,000 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.57 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | -0.30 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | -0.03 |
| Profit Margin | -9.61% |
| Operating Margin | 82.63 |
| Return on Assets | -0.00 |
| Return on Equity | -0.01 |
| Revenue | 80.1M |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.14 |
| Revenue Per Share | 1.60 |
| Gross Profit | 87,777,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.77 |
Valuation
| Forward PE | 7.34 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 3.05 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 0.51 |
Dividend
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp pays out a dividend of $0.60 per share, with a dividend yield of 12.35%.
ACRE's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on January 15, 2026.
They pay out 0.00% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jan 15, 2026 | $0.15 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Jul 15, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Apr 15, 2025 | $0.15 |
| Jan 15, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Jul 16, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | $0.25 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | $0.33 |
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