Arbor Realty Trust Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:ABR)

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) saw some unusual options trading activity on Friday. Traders bought 7,188 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 88% compared to the typical volume of 3,816 put options.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on Arbor Realty Trust from $5.00 to $3.50 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 9th. Citizens Jmp lowered shares of Arbor Realty Trust from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on shares of Arbor Realty Trust from $5.00 to $3.00 and set an “underperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Arbor Realty Trust in a report on Wednesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Arbor Realty Trust from an “underweight” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $7.00 to $5.50 in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Arbor Realty Trust currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $5.12.

Insider Buying and Selling at Arbor Realty Trust

In related news, Director William Green bought 25,951 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 31st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $5.07 per share, with a total value of $131,571.57. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 231,369 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,173,040.83. The trade was a 12.63% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 4.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Arbor Realty Trust

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Arbor Realty Trust in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new position in Arbor Realty Trust in the 1st quarter worth approximately $54,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Arbor Realty Trust in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $49,000. Amundi acquired a new position in shares of Arbor Realty Trust during the first quarter worth approximately $78,000. Finally, Gables Capital Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Arbor Realty Trust during the second quarter worth approximately $59,000. Institutional investors own 57.25% of the company’s stock.

More Arbor Realty Trust News

Here are the key news stories impacting Arbor Realty Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Arbor completed an $825 million collateralized securitization vehicle with enhanced leverage, generating approximately $50 million of additional liquidity. The company also maintained a sizable $36.8 billion servicing portfolio and reported $907 million of agency loan originations. Arbor Realty Trust Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Distributable loss was $0.04 per share, or distributable earnings of $0.08 excluding $21.7 million of net realized losses from legacy assets, suggesting underlying results were stronger than the headline GAAP loss. Arbor Realty stock tumbles after dividend suspension, even as Q3 earnings beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Structured loan originations totaled $459.2 million, while runoff was $574 million, reducing the structured portfolio to approximately $12 billion. Investors will likely focus on whether improved liquidity can offset continued portfolio runoff. Arbor Realty Trust Reports Earnings Results
• Negative Sentiment: Arbor reported an $85.4 million net loss attributable to common stockholders, or $0.51 per diluted share, compared with net income of $38.5 million, or $0.20 per share, a year earlier. Distributable EPS also missed the consensus estimate, while revenue of $94.17 million fell short of the $112.42 million analyst expectation. Arbor Realty Trust Reports Q3 Loss
• Negative Sentiment: The company recorded a $53 million CECL loan-loss provision, reflecting increased credit concerns. The suspension of the quarterly common dividend removes a major attraction for income-focused investors and raises concerns about asset quality, earnings visibility, and balance-sheet pressure. Arbor Realty Trust stock plunges after dividend suspension
• Negative Sentiment: Put-option volume was unusually elevated, indicating heightened demand for downside protection or bearish exposure as investors reacted to the earnings and dividend news.

Arbor Realty Trust Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ABR opened at $2.19 on Friday. Arbor Realty Trust has a 1-year low of $2.01 and a 1-year high of $11.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 478.85 and a quick ratio of 478.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $408.57 million, a PE ratio of 31.29 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $3.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $5.94.

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) last announced its earnings results on Friday, October 30th. The real estate investment trust reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $94.17 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $112.42 million. Arbor Realty Trust had a net margin of 6.24% and a return on equity of 7.38%. On average, research analysts expect that Arbor Realty Trust will post 0.19 EPS for the current year.

Arbor Realty Trust Company Profile

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc is a real estate investment trust that originates, acquires, services and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate-related investments. The company focuses primarily on multifamily properties and provides financing solutions to property owners, developers and investors.

Arbor’s business includes bridge and mezzanine lending, structured finance, mortgage servicing and agency lending. Through its agency platform, the company provides financing for multifamily properties through programs associated with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while its structured finance activities include investments in mortgage-related assets and other real estate debt.

Founded in 2003, Arbor Realty Trust serves markets across the United States.