Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT) Competitors

Ares Acquisition Co. II (NYSE:AACT) and National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE:NSA) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AACT or NSA?

72.9% of Ares Acquisition Co. II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of National Storage Affiliates Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AACT or NSA?

Ares Acquisition Co. II has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its stock price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Storage Affiliates Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AACT or NSA?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a consensus target price of $41.28, indicating a potential upside of 11.08%. Given National Storage Affiliates Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe National Storage Affiliates Trust is more favorable than Ares Acquisition Co. II.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Acquisition Co. II	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
National Storage Affiliates Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

Does the media refer more to AACT or NSA?

In the previous week, National Storage Affiliates Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Co. II. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for National Storage Affiliates Trust and 5 mentions for Ares Acquisition Co. II. National Storage Affiliates Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's score of 0.72 indicating that National Storage Affiliates Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Acquisition Co. II	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
National Storage Affiliates Trust	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is AACT or NSA more profitable?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has a net margin of 20.59% compared to Ares Acquisition Co. II's net margin of 0.00%. National Storage Affiliates Trust's return on equity of 10.35% beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	-128.65%	5.02%
National Storage Affiliates Trust	20.59%	10.35%	2.98%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AACT or NSA?

National Storage Affiliates Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Acquisition Co. II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	N/A	$16.92M	N/A	N/A
National Storage Affiliates Trust	$770.34M	3.69	$156.67M	$1.14	32.60

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AACT or NSA?

National Storage Affiliates Trust received 272 more outperform votes than Ares Acquisition Co. II when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Acquisition Co. II	N/A	N/A
National Storage Affiliates Trust	Outperform Votes 272 54.29%	Underperform Votes 229 45.71%

Summary

National Storage Affiliates Trust beats Ares Acquisition Co. II on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.