Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI, Finance) reported insider selling, according to a recent SEC filing. President and CEO Stuart Rothstein sold 40,000 shares of the company's stock on April 15, 2024. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires, invests in, and manages primarily commercial first mortgage loans, subordinated loans, commercial mortgage securities, and other commercial real estate related debt investments. Over the past year, insiders have sold a total of 160,000 shares and made no purchases. Looking at the company's insider trading history, we see a trend of insider sales outnumbering purchases over the past year, with 1 insider purchase and 6 insider sales recorded. In terms of valuation, on the day of the most recent insider trading, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares were trading at $10.6, giving the company a market capitalization of $1.482 billion. The price-to-earnings ratio of 35.48 is above the industry average of 16.36 and the company's median historical price-to-earnings ratio. The price-to-GF Value ratio of 0.83 and GF Value of $12.81 suggest that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is moderately undervalued according to GuruFocus' intrinsic value estimate. GF Value is calculated based on historical trading multiples, GuruFocus adjustment factors and Morningstar analyst forecasts of future earnings.
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