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Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp has a consensus price target of $5.7 based on the ratings of 9 analysts. The high is $7 issued by B of A Securities on March 4, 2024. The low is $5 issued by Wells Fargo on February 12, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods on February 12, 2026, February 11, 2026, and December 15, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $5.5 between Wells Fargo, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, there's an implied 17.52% upside for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Ares Commercial Real Est (NYSE:ACRE) was reported by Wells Fargo on February 12, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $5.00 expecting ACRE to rise to within 12 months (a possible 6.84% upside). 13 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Ares Commercial Real Est (NYSE:ACRE) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Ares Commercial Real Est maintained their underweight 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 Commercial 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 Commercial Real Est was filed on February 12, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 12, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Ares Commercial Real Est (ACRE) rating was a maintained with a price target of $4.00 to $5.00. The current price Ares Commercial Real Est (ACRE) is trading at is $4.68, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.