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Increased Earnings Estimates Seen for Arbor Realty Trust (ABR): Can It Move Higher?

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Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (ABR - Free Report) is a REIT Equity Trust that could be an interesting play for investors. That is because, not only does the stock have decent short-term momentum, but it is seeing solid activity on the earnings estimate revision front as well.

These positive earnings estimate revisions suggest that analysts are becoming more optimistic on ABR’s earnings for the coming quarter and year. In fact, consensus estimates have moved sharply higher for both of these time frames over the past four weeks, suggesting that Arbor Realty Trust could be a solid choice for investors.

Current Quarter Estimates for ABR

In the past 30 days, 1 estimate have gone higher for Arbor Realty Trust while none have gone lower in the same time period. The trend has been pretty favorable too, with estimates increasing from 13 cents a share 30 days ago, to 16 cents today, a move of 23.0%.

Current Year Estimates for ABR

Meanwhile, Arbor Realty Trust’s current year figures are also looking quite promising, with 1 estimate moving higher in the past month, compared to none lower. The consensus estimate trend has also seen a boost for this time frame, increasing from 42 cents per share 30 days ago to 57 cents per share today, an increase of 35.7%.

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Bottom Line

The stock has also started to move higher lately, adding 7.1% over the past four weeks, suggesting that investors are starting to take note of this impressive story. So investors may definitely want to consider this Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock to profit in the near future.

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