Ares sells USD 64 million office and Ares Commercial Real Estate stock trades 1.53 percent lower

Published on 10/08/2026 at 18:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Ares sold an office for USD 64 million on September 18, 2026. Ares Commercial Real Estate stock costs EUR 3.22 after EUR 3.27, minus 1.53 percent.

Key points in brief

ACRE completed a USD 64 million North Carolina office sale on September 18, 2026.
Second-quarter distributable earnings reached USD 0.12 per share versus USD 0.04 consensus.
ACRE stock was EUR 3.22 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. CEST, minus 1.53 percent versus EUR 3.27.

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Ares Commercial Real Estate (ISIN US04013V1089) completed a USD 64 million sale of a multi-building North Carolina office property on September 18, 2026, while Ares Commercial Real Estate stock traded 1.53 percent lower in euros on October 8, 2026. The asset sale is the latest disclosed portfolio action, but the stock still sits inside a USD 3.58 to USD 5.89 52-week range. StockTitan reported the transaction from the company filing.

Three dated portfolio signals

On August 4, 2026, Ares Commercial Real Estate reported second-quarter distributable earnings of USD 0.12 per share, above the USD 0.04 consensus estimate, while revenue reached USD 14.36 million against USD 10.96 million expected, according to MarketBeat.

Also on August 4, 2026, the company declared a USD 0.15 quarterly dividend payable on October 15, 2026, with September 30, 2026 as the record date, as MarketBeat reported.

On September 18, 2026, ACRE completed the North Carolina sale for USD 64 million. The filing showed pro forma total assets of USD 1.82 billion as of June 30, 2026, while pro forma net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2026 was USD 8.25 million.

What does the sale change?

The transaction removes USD 53.9 million of real estate owned held for sale from the pro forma balance sheet and raises pro forma cash to USD 79.5 million as of June 30, 2026, according to StockTitan. The figures are illustrative pro forma amounts, not reported post-sale results, so the key question is whether released capital can support loan repayments and new originations.

Dates investors can mark

The next substantiated dates are October 15, 2026, for payment of the USD 0.15 dividend, and November 5, 2026, for the next quarterly results estimate, according to MarketBeat.

ACRE stock remains below its high

ACRE was trading at EUR 3.22 at Lang & Schwarz on October 8, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. CEST in after-hours trading, down 1.53 percent versus the Lang & Schwarz prior close of EUR 3.27 on October 7, 2026. On the NYSE, the structured quote showed ACRE at USD 3.60 on October 8, 2026 at 12:31 p.m. ET, with a market capitalization of USD 199.7 million and a 52-week range of USD 3.58 to USD 5.89.

The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of ACRE stock.