ACRES Commercial Realty Corp (NYSE:ACR) Pursues Buybacks And Balance-Sheet Repair Driving Near-Term Rebound

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp enters the coming weeks with active capital deployment and technical momentum that favor further upside pressure. Capital actions and improving momentum metrics create a constructive near-term backdrop for price extension.

Recent News

Oct. 29, 2025 — The board reauthorized an additional $7.5 million share repurchase authorization for common and preferred stock. Nov. 5, 2025 — Brokerages published a consensus one-year price target near $24.50, reflecting a mix of buy and hold opinions among covering analysts.

Technical Analysis

ADX / DI+/DI-: ADX at 32.51 indicates a strong underlying trend. Directional indicators show DI+ at 23.23 and increasing while DI- sits at 19.22 and decreasing; that combination signals bullish directional pressure supporting continued price appreciation versus the current valuation level.

MACD: MACD reads 0.26, the MACD trend shows increasing momentum, and the MACD sits above its signal line (-0.01). That MACD cross above the signal line provides a clear bullish momentum confirmation and aligns with the near-term price bias implied by the ADX/DI readings.

MRO (Momentum/Regression Oscillator): MRO stands at -13.84 and shows an increasing trajectory. The negative MRO indicates the market price sits below the regression target, implying upside potential toward fair-value estimates as momentum shifts upward.

RSI: RSI at 60.69 and rising indicates bullish momentum without extreme overbought conditions; the indicator supports the probability of an extension rather than an immediate pullback while price trades above key averages.

Price Relative to Moving Averages & Bands: Last close at $21.99 trades above the 20-day average ($20.31), 50-day average ($20.65), and 200-day average ($19.51). The 12-day EMA at $20.93 trends higher. Price sits just above the 1x upper Bollinger band ($21.69) but below the 2x upper band ($23.07), indicating a short-term extension with room before extreme upper-band pressure. SuperTrend lower support sits at $20.69, providing a reference level for trend continuity.

Volume & Volatility: Daily volume of 25,300 falls modestly below the 10-day average (26,870) and remains below the 200-day average (34,959), suggesting the current move shows limited participation. Volatility metrics (42-day and 52-week ~0.02) reflect contained price dispersion relative to peers, supporting a measured swing environment.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Earnings & Per-Share Metrics: Reported EPS came in at $1.01 versus an estimate of $0.01, producing a $1.00 beat and a 100.0% EPS surprise. Forward EPS stands at $0.475 with a forward P/E of 38.74. The trailing P/E reads -182.87 due to reported earnings characteristics.

Valuation Multiples: Price-to-book registers at 0.34x, positioned well below the industry peer mean (≈3.96x) and median (≈4.28x), indicating a material discount to peer book multiples. Price-to-sales equals 6.55x, and forward P/S prints 33.86x. WMDST values the stock as under-valued based on the firm’s chosen valuation framework and these multiple dislocations.

Profitability & Growth: Revenue growth stands at 28.65%, while revenue growth year-over-year shows -292.22% (YoY data available). Net income reads $4.55 million; earnings growth registers -88.37% with a year-over-year change of -140.40%. Return on assets equals 0.25% and return on equity equals 1.07%, both near or slightly below industry peer means where peer data exist.

Balance Sheet & Liquidity: Cash on hand totals $42.7 million against enterprise value of $1,498.16 million and net debt of $1,266.55 million. Debt-to-assets equals 74.51% and debt-to-equity equals 318.59%, both above the industry peer mean, reflecting a leverage profile that exceeds typical peer leverage.

Cash Flow & Dividends: Free cash flow stands at $11.715 million, producing a free-cash-flow yield of 8.18%, above the industry peer mean. Dividend yield measures 3.69% with a dividend payout ratio of 116.13% and dividend coverage of 86.11%, indicating distributions run above current earnings but receive partial coverage from cash flow.

Liquidity & Operational Metrics: Total assets equal $1,818.31 million, invested capital approximates $1,734.57 million, and book value per share registers $57.36. Asset turnover sits at 1.216% and receivables turnover at 1.246x, both consistent with a loan-focused REIT operating model.

Valuation Summary: Low P/B relative to industry peer mean and a free-cash-flow yield above peer averages create a valuation argument consistent with WMDST’s under-valued designation. Elevated leverage and payout metrics impose capital-structure risk that must weigh against the valuation gap.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-06-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-28
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 66.7 M
 Operating Cash Flow 11.8 M
 Capital Expenditures -52.00 K
 Change In Working Capital 4.2 M
 Dividends Paid -5.28 M
 Cash Flow Delta -21.84 M
 End Period Cash Flow 44.9 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 21.9 M
 Forward Revenue 4.1 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue
 Depreciation 2.8 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 2.8 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit
 EBITDA
 EBIT
 Operating Income
 Interest Income 28.8 M
 Interest Expense 20.3 M
 Net Interest Income 8.6 M
 Income Before Tax 4.3 M
 Tax Provision 7.0 K
 Tax Rate 0.162 %
 Net Income 4.5 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 4.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.01
 EPS Actual 1.01
 EPS Difference 1.00
 EPS Surprise 10000.0 %
 Forward EPS 0.47
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 1.8 B
 Intangible Assets 6.7 M
 Net Tangible Assets 418.6 M
 Total Current Assets
 Cash and Short-Term Investments
 Cash 42.7 M
 Net Receivables 19.1 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 6.6 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities
 Net Debt 1.3 B
 Total Debt 1.4 B
 Total Liabilities 1.4 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 425.3 M
 Retained Earnings -726.86 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 57.36
 Shares Outstanding 7.142 M
 Revenue Per-Share 2.95
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 143.3 M
 Enterprise Value 1.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple
Enterprise Multiple QoQ
Enterprise Multiple YoY
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 68.494
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 4.276
 Asset To Liability 1.315
 Debt To Capital 0.761
 Debt To Assets 0.745
Debt To Assets QoQ 0.745 %
Debt To Assets YoY 2033.209 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.375
ACR: 0.745
mean: 0.254
median: 0.237
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 3.186
Debt To Equity QoQ 4.082 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1789.184 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 5.977
ACR: 3.186
mean: 0.828
median: 0.709
low: -3.247
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 0.337
Price To Book QoQ 4.783 %
Price To Book YoY 39.683 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 7.182
median: 4.285
mean: 3.958
ACR: 0.337
low: -2.853
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -182.871
Price To Earnings QoQ 722.335 %
Price To Earnings YoY -804.115 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 419.789
median: 102.729
mean: 98.59
ACR: -182.871
low: -315.506
 PE/G Ratio 2.069
 Price To Sales (P/S) 6.551
Price To Sales QoQ -19.463 %
Price To Sales YoY 31.016 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 56.407
mean: 19.357
median: 11.644
ACR: 6.551
low: -20.267
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 38.735
Forward PE/G -0.438
Forward P/S 33.856
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.012
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 30.893 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 22.952 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.591
mean: 0.195
median: 0.117
ACR: 0.012
low: -0.002
 Receivables Turnover 1.246
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 12.382 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -27.236 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 26.371
mean: 3.51
median: 3.078
ACR: 1.246
low: -0.296
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 73.209
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio
 CapEx To Revenue -0.002
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.019
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.7 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.7 B
 Invested Capital 1.7 B
 Net Tangible Assets 418.6 M
 Net Working Capital
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio
 Current Ratio
Current Ratio QoQ
Current Ratio YoY
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA
 Cost Of Debt 1.515 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO)
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 0.861
 Dividend Payout Ratio 1.161
 Dividend Rate 0.71
 Dividend Yield 0.037
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 2.155 %
 Revenue Growth 28.65 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -169.463 %
Revenue Growth YoY -292.217 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 52.762 %
ACR: 28.65 %
mean: 10.68 %
median: 9.473 %
low: -51.859 %
 Earnings Growth -88.372 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -68.344 %
Earnings Growth YoY -140.399 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 154.545 %
median: -2.439 %
mean: -36.076 %
ACR: -88.372 %
low: -350.0 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin
Gross Margin QoQ
Gross Margin YoY
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin
EBIT Margin QoQ
EBIT Margin YoY
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS)
Return On Sales QoQ
Return On Sales YoY
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 11.7 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 8.176 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -344.864 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 24.482 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 13.37 %
ACR: 8.176 %
mean: 0.213 %
median: 0.01 %
low: -46.283 %
 Free Cash Growth -353.681 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -50.189 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -433.105 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 248.718 %
median: -97.213 %
mean: -108.443 %
ACR: -353.681 %
low: -390.106 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 2.575
 Cash Flow Margin 39.373 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 1.893
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.02
 Return On Assets (ROA) 0.253 %
Return On Assets QoQ -943.333 %
Return On Assets YoY -17.049 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 2.964 %
mean: 0.389 %
ACR: 0.253 %
median: 0.208 %
low: -4.613 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE)
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.011
Return On Equity QoQ -942.52 %
Return On Equity YoY -28.091 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.055
mean: 0.011
ACR: 0.011
median: 0.004
low: -0.165
 DuPont ROE 1.064 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC)
Return On Invested Capital QoQ
Return On Invested Capital YoY
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Technical momentum and directional indicators favor a continued advance while price remains above short- and long-term averages and the MACD retains its bullish cross. Negative MRO coupled with rising RSI suggests room for convergence toward regression targets, supporting price appreciation scenarios. Limited trading volume tempers the pace of moves; a sustained participation pickup would increase the probability of extension toward the upper analyst targets near $24–$33, while persistent leverage concerns could amplify volatility and compress upside. Swing traders should monitor the MACD cross, ADX strength, and the super trend support at $20.69 as condition checks that confirm whether momentum retains its current bias over the next six weeks.

About ACRES Commercial Realty Corp

ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. (NYSE:ACR) is a prominent real estate investment trust (REIT) that focuses on the origination, management, and investment of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity interests throughout the United States. The company’s diverse portfolio includes floating-rate first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities, positioning it as a versatile player in the commercial real estate sector. By leveraging its REIT status, ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. benefits from a tax-efficient structure, distributing at least 90% of its taxable income to shareholders, thus enhancing investor returns. Originally known as Exantas Capital Corp., the company rebranded in February 2021 to better reflect its strategic focus on commercial real estate. Headquartered in Uniondale, New York, ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was founded in 2005 and has since established itself as a key contributor to the U.S. commercial real estate market, offering innovative financing solutions and investment opportunities. With a commitment to growth and value creation, the company continues to adapt to the evolving market landscape, ensuring robust performance and sustainable returns for its stakeholders.



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