Ares Acquisition Corporation II (AACT) Competitors

Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE:AACT) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Do analysts recommend AACT or APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 30.17%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple Hospitality REIT 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)	0.00
Apple Hospitality REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AACT or APLE more profitable?

Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Ares Acquisition Corporation II's net margin of 0.00%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 5.84% beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	-101.04%	4.12%
Apple Hospitality REIT	13.38%	5.84%	3.82%

Which has better valuation & earnings, AACT or APLE?

Apple Hospitality REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Acquisition Corporation II.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	N/A	N/A	$25.99M	N/A	N/A
Apple Hospitality REIT	$1.43B	2.01	$214.06M	$0.79	15.32

Does the media refer more to AACT or APLE?

In the previous week, Apple Hospitality REIT had 3 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Corporation II. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT and 1 mentions for Ares Acquisition Corporation II. Apple Hospitality REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's score of 0.49 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Acquisition Corporation II	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Apple Hospitality REIT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, AACT or APLE?

Ares Acquisition Corporation II has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AACT or APLE?

73.0% of Ares Acquisition Corporation II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Apple Hospitality REIT beats Ares Acquisition Corporation II on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.