ABRPA.PFD (Arbor Realty Trust) Moat Score : 4/10 (As of Jul. 05, 2025)

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What is Arbor Realty Trust Moat Score?

Arbor Realty Trust has the Moat Score of 4, which implies that the company might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Arbor Realty Trust has Narrow Moat: Arbor Realty Trust has a modest moat due to its specialized focus in real estate investment, providing some market leadership and customer loyalty. However, it lacks significant network effects, intellectual property, or strong pricing power.

Moat Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to assess a company's ability to sustain a competitive advantage, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as market leadership, cost advantages, network effects, customer switching costs, and more.

The company's Moat Score is based on these criteria:

1. Market leadership and sustainable market share
2. Network effects and significant customer switching costs
3. Valuable intellectual property and patents
4. Strong brand strength and deep customer loyalty
5. Durable cost advantages (e.g., economies of scale, proprietary technology)
6. Significant regulatory barriers and exclusive licenses
7. Superior distribution network
8. Strong and sustainable pricing power
9. Consistent and impactful innovation and R&D capabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Arbor Realty Trust might have Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat.

Competitive Comparison of Arbor Realty Trust's Moat Score

For the REIT - Mortgage subindustry, Arbor Realty Trust's Moat Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Moat Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Arbor Realty Trust's Moat Score Distribution in the REITs Industry

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Arbor Realty Trust's Moat Score distribution charts can be found below:

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Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABRpA.PFD) Moat Score Explanation

The Moat Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the highest. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 8 categories:

Moat Score	Moat Level
10	Wide Moat - Exceptionally dominant and durable wide moat
8 - 9	Wide Moat - Clear and robust wide moat
7	Wide Moat - Entry-level wide moat, clearly possessing durable advantages
6	Narrow Moat - Strong narrow moat, clearly distinguishable but not wide
5	Narrow Moat - Solid narrow moat
4	Narrow Moat - Discernible but modest moat
1 - 3	No Moat - Very weak/transient advantages
0	No Moat - No discernible moat

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Arbor Realty Trust Business Description

Industry

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Address

333 Earle Ovington Boulevard, Suite 900, Uniondale, NY, USA, 11553

Website

https://www.arbor.com

Arbor Realty Trust Inc is a specialized real estate finance company. It invests in a diversified portfolio of structured finance assets in the multifamily and commercial real estate markets, consisting of bridge and mezzanine loans, including junior participating interests in first mortgages, preferred, and direct equity. In addition, it may also directly acquire real property and invest in real estate-related notes and certain mortgage-related securities. The company has two business segments, Structured Business and Agency Business. It generates a majority of its revenue from the Structured Business Segment. The company is externally managed and advised by Arbor Commercial Mortgage, LLC.