Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. Stock Analysis ARI

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc. engages in the provision of real estate investment trust. The firm primarily originates, acquires, invests in and manages performing commercial first mortgage loans, subordinate financings and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. Its principal business objective is to acquire its target assets in order to provide attractive risk- adjusted returns to its stockholders over the long term, primarily through dividends and secondarily through capital appreciation. Its investment strategy is to identify opportunities within its target assets through its manager and its affiliates as well as their platform, which integrates real estate experience with private equity and capital markets in transaction sourcing, underwriting, execution, asset operation, management and disposition. The company targets assets that are secured by real estate throughout the United States and Europe. The firm is externally managed and advised by ACREFI Management, LLC.