AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL)
Real Estate · Diversified Real Estate Operations · NYSE
American Realty Investors is a diversified real estate investment firm focused on multifamily development, commercial property ownership, and land development in the Southern United States.
What AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC does
American Realty Investors is a fully integrated, externally managed real estate company that operates primarily through its majority-owned subsidiary, Transcontinental Realty Investors (TCI). The company focuses on the acquisition, development, and ownership of income-producing multifamily residential properties and commercial properties, including office and retail, primarily in the Southern United States. It also invests in land for future development and holds mortgage notes receivable.
Recent developments
For Q2 2026, the company reported a net loss of $1.0 million compared to net income of $2.8 million in the prior year period, primarily due to increased operating expenses from property lease-ups and decreased interest income. Development of the Mountain Creek multifamily property continues, with completion expected in 2027.
From AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC's filing of 2026-08-06.
Themes: multifamily real estate, real estate development, commercial real estate, land development, mortgage notes receivable
Fundamentals
- Price$15.60 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$252M as of 2026-08-06 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return-7.4% 2025-10-08 close $16.85 → 2026-10-08 close $15.60
- P/E20.68 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+31.4% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE+1.9% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.35 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.2% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+10.0% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.83 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
How ARL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 120 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit margintop 25% 154 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 10% 96 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitymiddle range 158 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRtop 25% 155 covered Real Estate peers
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
How AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC looks technically
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) is trading 2.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 17 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative). It made a new 20-day low about 12 trading days ago. It is 35.9% below its highest point of the past year. Trading volume is unusually light — only about 33% of its 30-day average.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 2.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -2.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $15.53 | $15.53 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $15.94 | $15.94 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 15 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 15 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part downward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes below 14.36. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave downward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 17 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 17 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 18, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 18.0 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 47.9 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading around the middle of its 14-day range ($14.36 to $17.05) — its "stochastic" reading is 46 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 46.1 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bearish about 2 trading days ago (its momentum flipped negative) | 2 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $24.35 | $24.35 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 35.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -35.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 25.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +25.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 35.9% below its highest point of the past year | 35.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 12 trading days ago | 12 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 12 trading days ago | 12 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $31.59 (set on 2023-03-20) | $31.59 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($13.03 to $23.44), and it has given back well over two thirds of its rise from last year’s low — 75% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $16.67 to $17.01. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 75.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 50.6% below its all-time high | -50.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.1% below a resistance level at $15.77 — a price it turned at five times since 2024-11-06, most recently on 2026-04-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has 7 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.1% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.15 (set on 2011-10-04) | $1.15 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 1256.5% above its all-time low | +1,257% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 72% of it) | 28th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7887 between its high and its low — about 5.1% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7887 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $14.95 and $16.91 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $14.95 – $15.93 – $16.91 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 5.1% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 5.1% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (2.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is unusually light — only about 33% of its 30-day average | 0.33× |
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Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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| Since a hammer | 2 sessions ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 2 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 5.5% below the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | -5.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 5.5% below the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 15.79 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -5.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.2% gap up opened on 2026-10-06 has been "filled" 2 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 2 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed lower 2 sessions in a row, a -1.58% move over the run — an unbroken run of down days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions down |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.4 percentage points (the stock gained 4.5% while the market gained 1.0%) | +3.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 31.0 percentage points (the stock lost 27.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | -31.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 10.4 percentage points (the stock gained 7.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | -10.4% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 22.4 percentage points (the stock lost 7.4% while the market gained 15.0%) | -22.4% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 0 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 0 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 24.6% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 7% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $16.77 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -7.0% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
ARL last closed at $15.60 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 7 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $15.77 | Resistance | 1.1% above the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-06 to 2026-04-08 |
| $15.41 | Support | 1.2% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-02-28 to 2026-04-23 |
| $16.13 | Resistance | 3.4% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-01-06 to 2026-03-23 |
| $15.06 | Support | 3.5% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-07-10 to 2026-09-08 |
| $14.44 | Support | 7.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-07-25 to 2026-09-23 |
| $16.85 | Resistance | 8.0% above the last close | turned there 9 times · 2025-09-22 to 2026-09-16 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part downward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $14.36.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
This reading has stood for 12 trading days, since 2026-09-23.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Recent death cross (50-day crossed below 200-day) · Pulled back from the 12-month high · MACD just crossed bearish (12/26/9) · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Dependence on external management by Pillar Income Asset Management and related party conflicts of interest.","Risks associated with debt-heavy construction financing, interest rate volatility, and property development delays.","Exposure to regulatory and financial restrictions associated with HUD-insured mortgage loans."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of ARL's 10-Q filed 2026-08-06 against the prior one filed 2026-05-07.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- In the newer filing (2026-08-06): Added disclosure that during the six months ended June 30, 2026, the company sold 42 lots from Windmill Farms for $2.0 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.6 million.
- In the newer filing (2026-08-06): Added statement that the Mountain Creek construction project 'will be funded in part by a construction loan that allows for borrowings of up to $27.5 million.'
- Removed:
- In the older filing (2026-05-07): Removed disclosure that during the three months ended March 31, 2026, the company sold 21 lots from Windmill Farms for $1.0 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $0.8 million.
- In the older filing (2026-05-07): Removed the sentence 'Each of these development projects is being funded in part by a construction loan.'
- Reworded:
- Windmill Farms lot sales period changed from 'During the three months ended March 31, 2026' (older, 2026-05-07) to 'During the six months ended June 30, 2026' (newer, 2026-08-06).
- Windmill Farms lot sales figure changed from '21 lots... for $1.0 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $0.8 million' (older, 2026-05-07) to '42 lots... for $2.0 million, resulting in a gain on sale of $1.6 million' (newer, 2026-08-06).
- Mountain Creek infrastructure spending period changed from 'During the three months ended March 31, 2026' (older, 2026-05-07) to 'During the six months ended June 30, 2026' (newer, 2026-08-06), while the amount remained $0.4 million.
- Mountain Creek incurred construction costs date reference changed from 'As of March 31, 2026' (older, 2026-05-07) to 'As of June 30, 2026' (newer, 2026-08-06).
- Mountain Creek incurred construction costs changed from '$12.6 million' (older, 2026-05-07) to '$17.0 million' (newer, 2026-08-06).
- Mountain Creek expected additional expenditures changed from '$37.4 million' (older, 2026-05-07) to '$33.0 million' (newer, 2026-08-06).
- Notes:
- Older filing text appears truncated at 'which will be' in the final sentence, so changes beyond that point could not be fully compared.
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
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Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales recorded in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-01-12. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
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Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding ARL as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 211,735
- Reported value $4,715,335
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 1 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
ARL had 31,847 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
ARL had 0.20% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 8.53 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 31,847
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 0.20%
- Prior settlement (shares) 31,075
- Reported change 2.48%
- Days to cover (reported) 8.53
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Transcontinental Realty Investors (TCI)
- Income Opportunity Realty Investors (IOR)
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Frequently asked questions
What does AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) do?
American Realty Investors is a fully integrated, externally managed real estate company that operates primarily through its majority-owned subsidiary, Transcontinental Realty Investors (TCI). The company focuses on the acquisition, development, and ownership of income-producing multifamily residential properties and commercial properties, including office and retail, primarily in the Southern United States. It also invests in land for future development and holds mortgage notes receivable.
What sector is AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) in?
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Diversified Real Estate Operations. It trades on NYSE.
Who are AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC's (ARL) competitors?
Notable peers of AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) include Transcontinental Realty Investors and Income Opportunity Realty Investors. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) overbought or oversold right now?
AMERICAN REALTY INVESTORS INC (ARL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 48, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on ARL come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.