Analysts See $0.38 EPS for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (ARI); Shorts at TELEKOM AUSTRIA AG (TKAGY) Lowered By 92.5%

February 4, 2018 - By Peter Erickson

TELEKOM AUSTRIA AG (OTCMKTS:TKAGY) had a decrease of 92.5% in short interest. TKAGY’s SI was 300 shares in February as released by FINRA. Its down 92.5% from 4,000 shares previously. With 1,200 avg volume, 0 days are for TELEKOM AUSTRIA AG (OTCMKTS:TKAGY)’s short sellers to cover TKAGY’s short positions. It closed at $20 lastly. It is down 0.00% since February 4, 2017 and is . It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500.

Analysts expect Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) to report $0.38 EPS on February, 26.They anticipate $0.09 EPS change or 19.15% from last quarter’s $0.47 EPS. ARI’s profit would be $40.70 million giving it 11.93 P/E if the $0.38 EPS is correct. After having $0.54 EPS previously, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.’s analysts see -29.63% EPS growth. The stock decreased 0.38% or $0.07 during the last trading session, reaching $18.14. About 1.75M shares traded or 56.45% up from the average. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) has risen 17.10% since February 4, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 0.40% the S&P500.

Among 5 analysts covering Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 20% are positive. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 13 analyst reports since November 2, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The company was downgraded on Wednesday, March 1 by JMP Securities. The rating was maintained by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Tuesday, October 10 with “Hold”. The firm has “Underperform” rating by Wells Fargo given on Monday, April 11. The rating was maintained by Keefe Bruyette & Woods on Wednesday, January 6 with “Market Perform”. The stock of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) has “Market Perform” rating given on Thursday, October 13 by Wells Fargo. The firm earned “Hold” rating on Thursday, July 20 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. On Thursday, December 15 the stock rating was downgraded by Bank of America to “Neutral”. The stock of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:ARI) has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, June 7 by Keefe Bruyette & Woods. RBC Capital Markets maintained the stock with “Buy” rating in Tuesday, July 18 report.

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust that primarily originates, acquires, invests in, and manages commercial first mortgage loans, subordinate financings, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other commercial real estate-related debt investments in the United States. The company has market cap of $1.94 billion. The firm is qualified as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. It has a 10.07 P/E ratio. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income taxes, if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders.