Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT) Competitors $10.02 +1.14 (+12.78%) Closing price 09/24/2025Extended Trading$10.02 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/24/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AACT vs. GCMG, NSA, ABR, IVT, DBRG, WT, TIGR, GNL, AAMI, and USARShould you be buying Ares Acquisition Corporation II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Acquisition Corporation II include GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), WisdomTree (WT), UP Fintech (TIGR), Global Net Lease (GNL), Acadian Asset Management (AAMI), and USA Rare Earth (USAR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Ares Acquisition Corporation II vs. Its Competitors GCM Grosvenor National Storage Affiliates Trust Arbor Realty Trust InvenTrust Properties DigitalBridge Group WisdomTree UP Fintech Global Net Lease Acadian Asset Management USA Rare Earth Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE:AACT) and GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) are both trading companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in AACT or GCMG? 73.0% of Ares Acquisition Corporation II shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by institutional investors. 77.3% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AACT or GCMG? Ares Acquisition Corporation II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GCM Grosvenor. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Acquisition Corporation IIN/AN/A$25.99MN/AN/AGCM Grosvenor$514.01M4.44$18.69M$0.1578.40 Is AACT or GCMG more profitable? GCM Grosvenor has a net margin of 5.18% compared to Ares Acquisition Corporation II's net margin of 0.00%. Ares Acquisition Corporation II's return on equity of -70.69% beat GCM Grosvenor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Acquisition Corporation IIN/A -70.69% 2.95% GCM Grosvenor 5.18%-149.74%19.54% Does the media refer more to AACT or GCMG? In the previous week, Ares Acquisition Corporation II and Ares Acquisition Corporation II both had 1 articles in the media. Ares Acquisition Corporation II's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat GCM Grosvenor's score of 0.00 indicating that Ares Acquisition Corporation II is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Acquisition Corporation II 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral GCM Grosvenor 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend AACT or GCMG? GCM Grosvenor has a consensus target price of $15.13, indicating a potential upside of 28.61%. Given GCM Grosvenor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe GCM Grosvenor is more favorable than Ares Acquisition Corporation II.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Acquisition Corporation II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00GCM Grosvenor 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Which has more risk & volatility, AACT or GCMG? Ares Acquisition Corporation II has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGCM Grosvenor beats Ares Acquisition Corporation II on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AACT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AACT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Acquisition Corporation IIUNCLASSIFIED IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$619.53M$182.79M$6.45B$21.94BDividend YieldN/AN/A4.31%3.56%P/E RatioN/A2.021,347.0229.65Price / SalesN/A161.071,335.3997.81Price / Cash22.8372.8548.9718.33Price / Book-28.6159.272.154.61Net Income$25.99M-$1.39M$1.22B$1.01B7 Day PerformanceN/A1.47%0.82%0.14%1 Month Performance-12.26%0.91%6.98%2.33%1 Year Performance-7.57%21.20%36.76%13.85% Ares Acquisition Corporation II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AACTAres Acquisition Corporation IIN/A$10.02+12.8%N/A-7.6%$619.53MN/A0.00N/AGap UpGCMGGCM Grosvenor3.6838 of 5 stars$12.07-1.6%$15.13+25.3%+4.6%$2.38B$514.01M80.47530NSANational Storage Affiliates Trust2.1984 of 5 stars$30.33-0.1%$33.64+10.9%-33.0%$2.33B$760.94M48.921,466Positive NewsABRArbor Realty Trust1.7666 of 5 stars$12.02-0.3%$11.50-4.3%-17.7%$2.32B$1.17B13.20630IVTInvenTrust Properties4.0046 of 5 stars$28.76-0.8%$32.60+13.4%-5.7%$2.25B$273.97M19.97110Positive NewsDBRGDigitalBridge Group4.5182 of 5 stars$11.79-0.1%$16.14+37.0%-21.0%$2.15B$228.14M-294.63300News CoveragePositive NewsWTWisdomTree3.0088 of 5 stars$13.88-0.2%$13.56-2.3%+40.2%$2.04B$444.57M35.58270Analyst ForecastTIGRUP Fintech2.9966 of 5 stars$10.86+6.9%$10.75-1.1%-15.7%$1.88B$391.54M16.711,193GNLGlobal Net Lease4.1078 of 5 stars$8.05-1.3%$9.20+14.4%-3.6%$1.80B$805.01M-5.591Dividend AnnouncementAAMIAcadian Asset Management3.9 of 5 stars$48.98+0.1%$40.00-18.3%N/A$1.75B$538.20M20.41350News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastUSARUSA Rare Earth2.1006 of 5 stars$17.54+1.2%$17.67+0.7%N/A$1.69BN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GCMG Competitors NSA Competitors ABR Competitors IVT Competitors DBRG Competitors WT Competitors TIGR Competitors GNL Competitors AAMI Competitors USAR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AACT) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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