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American Realty Investors, Inc. (ARL)

Real Estate | Real Estate Services | Dallas, United States | NYSE
19.45 USD -1.33 (-6.400%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 19.45

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:53 a.m. EDT

The immediate catalyst driving the stock is a sharp, volatile price surge following a reported loss, pushing the price from lows near $12 to over $23 in a matter of weeks. However, this momentum is built on a foundation of severe structural deterioration rather than operational recovery. The company is generating negative free cash flow and posting negative operating margins, while the balance sheet is burdened with debt significantly exceeding equity. Crucially, the multi-year price trajectory reveals a brutal reality: despite a nominal gain over the last decade, the asset has suffered two consecutive years of double-digit declines, indicating a market consensus that the business quality is eroding. With no dividend history to provide income and a lack of analyst coverage suggesting institutional indifference, the recent price spike appears to be a speculative reaction to a specific event rather than a sustainable trend. The statistical forecasting models offer no guidance due to extreme unreliability, leaving the investment case entirely dependent on a turnaround that current fundamentals—negative cash flow and shrinking earnings—do not yet support.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.108857
AutoTheta0.108976
AutoETS0.109109
MSTL0.112877
MSTL_700.122626
MSTL_1150.127891
MSTL_70_1150.129379

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 23%
H-stat 95.34
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 0.61
Attribute Value
Sector Real Estate
Last Dividend Date 1999-03-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 26.423
Revenue per Share 3.134
Market Cap 314,157,248
Trailing P/E 25.59
Beta 0.64
Profit Margins 24.07%
Website https://americanrealtyinvest.com

Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
1999-03-18 0.050 0.304183
1998-12-17 0.050 0.312500
1998-09-11 0.050 0.322581
1998-06-02 0.050 0.344828
1998-03-12 0.050 0.341880
1997-12-11 0.050 0.344828
1997-09-11 0.050 0.384615
1997-06-11 0.050 0.425532
1997-03-12 0.050 0.373832
1996-12-11 0.050 0.816327
1996-09-11 0.050 0.930233
1996-06-19 0.050 1.052632
1990-04-24 0.150 4.705882
1990-01-05 0.285 6.080000
1989-10-05 0.285 4.676923
1989-07-12 0.285 4.470588
1989-04-10 0.270 4.363636
1989-01-09 0.270 4.000000
1988-10-07 0.225 3.428571
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.05
lastDividendDate 1999-03-18

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.46855128
Address1 1,603 LBJ Freeway
Address2 Suite 800
All Time High 31.59
All Time Low 1.15
Ask 20.43
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 37,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 11,752
Average Volume 11,752
Average Volume10Days 37,780
Beta 0.635
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 4
Book Value 38.244
City Dallas
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 19.45
Current Ratio 3.235
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 20.3716
Day Low 19.45
Debt To Equity 26.423
Display Name American Realty Investors
Earnings Timestamp End 1,754,913,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,754,477,940
Ebitda 5,844,000
Ebitda Margins 0.115439996
Enterprise To Ebitda 122.793
Enterprise To Revenue 14.175
Enterprise Value 717,603,264
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.76
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 15.9358
Fifty Day Average Change 3.5142012
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.22052242
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 46.85513
Fifty Two Week High 24.44
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.99
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.20417348
Fifty Two Week Low 12.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 7.0300007
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5660226
Fifty Two Week Range 12.42 - 24.44
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 388,247,400,000
Float Shares 1,308,639
Free Cashflow -100,580,752
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.42240003
Gross Profits 21,384,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.91898
Held Percent Institutions 0.03029
Implied Shares Outstanding 16,152,043
Industry Real Estate Services
Industry Disp Real Estate Services
Industry Key real-estate-services
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 921,715,200
Last Dividend Value 0.05
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 857,347,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary American Realty Investors, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, and owns multifamily and commercial real estate properties in the Southern United States. It operates through two segments: Residential and Commercial. The company leases apartment units to residents, and office, industrial, and retail space. It also offers tenant services, including parking and storage space rental; and acquires and sells land and properties. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Dallas, Texas. American Realty Investors, Inc. is a subsidiary of Realty Advisors, Inc.
Long Name American Realty Investors, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 314,157,248
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_250607
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 12,187,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 335,639,453
Open 20.41
Operating Cashflow 2,731,000
Operating Margins -0.17754
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 4.41
Phone 469 522 4200
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 19.45
Post Market Time 1,783,981,117
Previous Close 20.78
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.5085765
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.2055755
Profit Margins 0.24073
Quick Ratio 2.961
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.33
Regular Market Change Percent -6.40038
Regular Market Day High 20.3716
Regular Market Day Low 19.45
Regular Market Day Range 19.45 - 20.3716
Regular Market Open 20.41
Regular Market Previous Close 20.78
Regular Market Price 19.45
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 5,108
Return On Assets -0.00441
Return On Equity 0.01735
Revenue Growth 0.042
Revenue Per Share 3.134
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Real Estate
Sector Disp Real Estate
Sector Key real-estate
Share Holder Rights Risk 9
Shares Outstanding 16,152,043
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0047
Shares Short 76,317
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 23,174
Short Name American Realty Investors, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0515
Short Ratio 4.1
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol ARL
Total Cash 9,588,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.594
Total Debt 215,436,000
Total Revenue 50,625,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.76
Trailing P E 25.592106
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 15.96705
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.4829512
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21813367
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,108
Website https://americanrealtyinvest.com
Zip 75,234