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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp has a consensus price target of $6 based on the ratings of 9 analysts. The high is $7 issued by Wells Fargo on September 20, 2024. The low is $5 issued by UBS on November 14, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, UBS, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on December 15, 2025, November 14, 2025, and November 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $5.08 between Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, UBS, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, there's an implied -6.56% downside for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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| Dec 15, 2025 | 1.1% | 4.755.5 | Previous Market Perform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Nov 14, 2025 | -8.09% | 4.55 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Nov 11, 2025 | -12.68% | 4.54.75 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 9, 2025 | -17.28% | 4.254.5 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -21.88% | 4.254.8 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 6, 2025 | -17.28% | 4.55 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jul 10, 2025 | -11.76% | 4.54.8 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| May 21, 2025 | -8.09% | 3.755 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Apr 21, 2025 | — | — | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 16, 2025 | -31.07% | 3.755.25 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Apr 7, 2025 | -17.28% | 4.55.5 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 25, 2025 | -3.49% | 5.256 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 1.1% | 5.56 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 1.1% | 5.56 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 13, 2025 | — | — | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Jan 21, 2025 | 10.29% | 67 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Jan 14, 2025 | 10.29% | 67 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Jan 10, 2025 | 10.29% | 68 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Dec 9, 2024 | — | — | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 17, 2024 | 19.49% | 6.57 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Sep 20, 2024 | 28.68% | 77.5 | Previous Equal-Weight Current Underweight | Get Alert | |
| Jul 19, 2024 | — | — | Previous Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 10, 2024 | 28.68% | 77.5 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 37.87% | 7.58 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 28.68% | 78 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 47.06% | 810.5 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 28.68% | 711 | Previous Buy Current Underperform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 47.06% | 810.25 | Previous Market Perform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Feb 23, 2024 | 47.06% | 89.5 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Dec 6, 2023 | 93.01% | 10.5 | Previous Initiates Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Dec 5, 2023 | — | — | Previous Market Outperform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Oct 24, 2023 | 74.63% | 9.510 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Aug 18, 2023 | — | — | Previous Outperform Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 111.4% | 1111.5 | Previous Outperform Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 83.82% | 810 | Previous Neutral Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| May 3, 2023 | 93.01% | 10.513.5 | Previous Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| May 3, 2023 | 102.21% | 1113.5 | Previous Current Outperform | Get Alert | |
| Apr 24, 2023 | 65.44% | 911 | Previous Current Neutral | Get Alert | |
| Apr 13, 2023 | 83.82% | 1012.5 | Previous Current Market Perform | Get Alert | |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 129.78% | 12.5 | Previous Outperform Current Market Perform | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Ares Comml Real Est (NYSE:ACRE) was reported by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on December 15, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $5.50 expecting ACRE to rise to within 12 months (a possible 1.10% upside). 18 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Ares Comml Real Est (NYSE:ACRE) was provided by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Ares Comml Real Est upgraded their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp happened on December 15, 2025 when Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised their price target to $5.5. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods previously had a market perform for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.
The last downgrade for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp happened on September 20, 2024 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $7.5 to $7 for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Ares Comml Real Est, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Ares Comml Real Est was filed on December 15, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 15, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ares Comml Real Est (ACRE) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $4.75 to $5.50. The current price Ares Comml Real Est (ACRE) is trading at is $5.44, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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