Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) Competitors $11.80 -0.08 (-0.67%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.80 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 07:56 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ABR vs. ACRE, ARI, BXMT, LADR, RC, STWD, BRX, STEP, CTRE, and AHRShould you be buying Arbor Realty Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Arbor Realty Trust include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Ladder Capital (LADR), Ready Capital (RC), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), StepStone Group (STEP), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), and American Healthcare REIT (AHR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Arbor Realty Trust vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Blackstone Mortgage Trust Ladder Capital Ready Capital Starwood Property Trust Brixmor Property Group StepStone Group CareTrust REIT American Healthcare REIT Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ACRE or ABR? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend ACRE or ABR? Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus target price of $4.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.62%. Arbor Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.69%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Arbor Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Arbor Realty Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Does the media favor ACRE or ABR? In the previous week, Arbor Realty Trust had 13 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Arbor Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.21 indicating that Arbor Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate Neutral Arbor Realty Trust Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or ABR? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACRE or ABR a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 131.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Commercial Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ACRE or ABR more profitable? Arbor Realty Trust has a net margin of 20.75% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. Arbor Realty Trust's return on equity of 12.26% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Commercial Real Estate-29.57% -5.44% -1.78% Arbor Realty Trust 20.75%12.26%2.26% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACRE or ABR? Arbor Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Arbor Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.65-$34.99M-$0.34-13.59Arbor Realty Trust$1.17B1.94$264.64M$0.9112.97 SummaryArbor Realty Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Arbor Realty Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ABR 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 ABR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricArbor Realty TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.28B$1.53B$12.65B$22.00BDividend Yield10.10%13.11%5.57%3.60%P/E Ratio12.9712.0921.1632.73Price / Sales1.944.1129.8761.44Price / Cash4.859.1522.4024.48Price / Book0.880.782.254.67Net Income$264.64M$83.78M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.04%0.30%-0.70%0.03%1 Month Performance-0.51%-2.47%-1.49%0.21%1 Year Performance-21.49%-10.51%572.14%11.07% Arbor Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABRArbor Realty Trust2.1707 of 5 stars$11.80-0.7%$12.00+1.7%-22.8%$2.28B$1.17B12.97630News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.8142 of 5 stars$4.46+1.1%$4.83+8.4%-31.2%$245.35M$69.65M-13.123,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance3.3258 of 5 stars$9.93+2.5%$10.38+4.5%+14.0%$1.38B$303.67M-70.89N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.4078 of 5 stars$18.27+1.7%$19.63+7.4%-5.9%$3.13B$1.77B-260.93N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastLADRLadder Capital4.8886 of 5 stars$10.65+2.0%$12.00+12.7%-3.4%$1.36B$242.42M15.2160News CoverageUpcoming EarningsRCReady Capital3.0845 of 5 stars$3.37-2.2%$5.40+60.5%-55.5%$552.96M$39.60M-1.82600STWDStarwood Property Trust4.3974 of 5 stars$18.73+1.8%$21.13+12.8%-8.0%$6.87B$1.95B17.18290Positive NewsBRXBrixmor Property Group4.6887 of 5 stars$26.85+1.2%$30.75+14.5%-3.7%$8.22B$1.33B24.41500News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSTEPStepStone Group3.0785 of 5 stars$65.42+4.0%$69.71+6.6%+0.1%$7.62B$1.35B-21.241,130Analyst ForecastGap UpCTRECareTrust REIT0.6686 of 5 stars$32.94-0.8%N/AN/A$7.18B$296.29M27.4520AHRAmerican Healthcare REIT2.9153 of 5 stars$41.28+1.8%$44.11+6.9%+72.0%$6.96B$2.15B-187.63110News CoverageShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACRE Alternatives ARI Alternatives BXMT Alternatives LADR Alternatives RC Alternatives STWD Alternatives BRX Alternatives STEP Alternatives CTRE Alternatives AHR Alternatives 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:ABR) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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