Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) Trading Down 27.8% – Here’s What Happened

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN)’s share price was down 27.8% during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as C$10.00 and last traded at C$10.14. Approximately 9,155,955 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 906% from the average daily volume of 909,718 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$14.05.

Key Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust News

Here are the key news stories impacting Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management announced a roughly C$500-million equity raise intended to pay down debt, which should reduce leverage and near?term refinancing risk. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Trading in AP.UN was halted by the industry regulator (IIROC) while material news was disclosed — a typical procedural step that preceded the public filings and can increase short?term volatility once resumed. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Q4 results showed a large per?share loss (C($7.93)) and an 89.9% negative net margin; these weak operating results and negative ROE underscore near-term profitability and cash?flow pressure. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The founder/longtime leader is stepping down as part of the leadership update, adding governance and execution uncertainty at a sensitive time for the REIT. Read More.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on AP.UN shares. Desjardins cut their target price on shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$18.00 to C$15.50 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 31st. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a research note on Monday, December 1st. TD Securities cut their price objective on Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$16.00 to C$14.50 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Scotiabank reduced their target price on Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$18.00 to C$15.75 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce decreased their target price on Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$17.00 to C$15.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of C$15.28.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Trading Down 27.8%

The company has a 50-day moving average of C$13.69 and a 200 day moving average of C$16.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.71, a current ratio of 0.45 and a quick ratio of 0.12. The company has a market cap of C$1.42 billion, a PE ratio of -2.47 and a beta of 1.65.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported C($7.93) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of C$148.77 million during the quarter. Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust had a negative net margin of 89.93% and a negative return on equity of 8.01%. Analysts predict that Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust will post 1.8404851 earnings per share for the current year.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Company Profile

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust engaged in the development, management, and ownership of primarily urban office environments across Canada’s major cities. Most of the total square footage in the company’s real estate portfolio is located in Toronto and Montreal. Allied Properties derives nearly all of its income in the form of rental revenue from tenants in its properties. The majority of this revenue comes from its assets located in Central Canada.