Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) Competitors $11.54 -0.13 (-1.11%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.54 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05:35 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, LINE, GLXY, BRX, and HLNEShould 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), Lineage (LINE), Galaxy Digital (GLXY), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), and Hamilton Lane (HLNE). 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 Lineage Galaxy Digital Brixmor Property Group Hamilton Lane Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Do analysts recommend ACRE or ABR? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of $5.31, indicating a potential upside of 10.91%. Arbor Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $12.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 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 12.5%. Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. 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. Does the media favor ACRE or ABR? In the previous week, Arbor Realty Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust and 0 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Arbor Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.00 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 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% Do institutionals & insiders believe in ACRE or ABR? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ACRE or ABR? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & 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$69.65M3.78-$34.99M-$0.34-14.09Arbor Realty Trust$1.17B1.90$264.64M$0.9112.68 SummaryArbor Realty Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 18 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 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$2.22B$1.55B$12.68B$21.38BDividend Yield10.26%12.45%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio12.6814.58246.5529.83Price / Sales1.904.2730.9769.98Price / Cash4.7711.3919.2518.13Price / Book0.860.782.324.58Net Income$264.64M$79.73M$1.01B$998.53M7 Day Performance-2.45%-1.89%0.48%1.07%1 Month Performance-0.60%2.98%3.01%4.41%1 Year Performance-20.66%-12.40%541.09%14.45% Arbor Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABRArbor Realty Trust1.9652 of 5 stars$11.54-1.1%$12.63+9.4%-19.3%$2.22B$1.17B12.68630Positive NewsACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.2695 of 5 stars$4.94-3.8%$5.31+7.6%-35.9%$271.47M$69.65M-14.513,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.3089 of 5 stars$10.99+0.0%$10.31-6.1%+12.7%$1.53B$303.67M-78.46N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.1164 of 5 stars$19.92-0.8%$20.00+0.4%+1.6%$3.42B$1.77B-284.50N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLADRLadder Capital4.7293 of 5 stars$11.75-0.6%$12.00+2.2%-5.9%$1.50B$506.84M16.7860Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementRCReady Capital3.4009 of 5 stars$4.38+2.0%$5.88+34.3%-45.0%$718.94M$896.97M-2.36600Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.6323 of 5 stars$20.50-0.5%$21.70+5.9%+0.7%$7.52B$1.95B18.80290Positive NewsLINELineage3.6239 of 5 stars$39.97-1.5%$52.79+32.1%-49.0%$9.14B$5.32B-14.3326,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGLXYGalaxy Digital3.0101 of 5 stars$24.22+3.1%$35.63+47.1%N/A$9.11BN/A0.00528News CoverageInsider TradeBRXBrixmor Property Group4.5397 of 5 stars$27.79-1.5%$30.42+9.5%+0.2%$8.50B$1.29B25.26500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHLNEHamilton Lane4.1732 of 5 stars$148.66+1.7%$163.14+9.7%-4.1%$8.28B$712.96M28.59530Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACRE Alternatives ARI Alternatives BXMT Alternatives LADR Alternatives RC Alternatives STWD Alternatives LINE Alternatives GLXY Alternatives BRX Alternatives HLNE 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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