Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) Stock Price Down 27.8% – Time to Sell?

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSE:AP.UN) shares dropped 27.8% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as C$10.00 and last traded at C$10.14. Approximately 9,155,955 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 906% from the average daily volume of 909,716 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$14.05.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Desjardins upgraded Allied from “sell” to “hold” and set a C$9.50 price target (down from C$12.50), signaling some stabilization in analyst stance despite the lower target. Desjardins upgrade to hold
• Neutral Sentiment: The Globe and Mail reports Allied raised about C$560 million via a share sale to pay down debt — this lowers near‑term refinancing/default risk and improves the balance sheet but is dilutive to existing unitholders; the net effect will depend on how much leverage is reduced and on future cash flow/FFO recovery. Allied raises $560‑million in share sale
• Negative Sentiment: Yahoo Finance highlights a roughly 35% price decline tied to the equity raise and a reported leadership shift — the combination prompted a large volume sell‑off as investors priced in dilution, governance/strategy uncertainty, and a re‑rating of the trust. Allied down 35% after equity raise and leadership shift

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on AP.UN shares. Desjardins upgraded Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from C$12.50 to C$9.50 in a report on Friday. Scotiabank reduced their price target on shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$18.00 to C$15.75 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, December 4th. National Bank Financial upgraded shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from an “underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from C$14.00 to C$13.00 in a report on Monday, December 1st. TD Securities dropped their price objective on shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$16.00 to C$14.50 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, December 12th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their target price on shares of Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust from C$22.00 to C$18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$14.53.

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust Stock Up 3.6%

The company has a current ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 0.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 71.71. The firm has a market capitalization of C$1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.31 and a beta of 1.65. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is C$13.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is C$16.11.

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

About Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust

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.