Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) Competitors $11.21 +0.05 (+0.45%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.26 +0.05 (+0.49%) As of 08/1/2025 07:55 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, REXR, HLNE, BRX, and BULLShould 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), Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Brixmor Property Group (BRX), and Webull (BULL). 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 Rexford Industrial Realty Hamilton Lane Brixmor Property Group Webull Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, ABR or ACRE? 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 RatioArbor Realty Trust$1.17B1.84$264.64M$1.0410.78Ares Commercial Real Estate$25.75M9.50-$34.99M-$0.25-17.80 Is ABR or ACRE a better dividend stock? Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 115.4% 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 pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is ABR or ACRE more profitable? Arbor Realty Trust has a net margin of 21.82% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Arbor Realty Trust's return on equity of 13.29% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Arbor Realty Trust21.82% 13.29% 2.44% Ares Commercial Real Estate -20.22%-1.51%-0.46% Which has more volatility and risk, ABR or ACRE? Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABR or ACRE? 57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held 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. Do analysts recommend ABR or ACRE? Arbor Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $13.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.75%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus price target of $5.58, indicating a potential upside of 25.28%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, 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 Arbor Realty Trust 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Does the media favor ABR or ACRE? In the previous week, Arbor Realty Trust had 22 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust and 3 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Arbor Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.45 indicating that Arbor Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Arbor Realty Trust 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryArbor Realty Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 17 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. Email Address 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$2.14B$1.43B$12.04B$20.63BDividend Yield10.75%13.13%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio10.7813.6019.7629.01Price / Sales1.844.0325.9666.10Price / Cash4.5510.5321.3322.82Price / Book0.840.782.094.43Net Income$264.64M$79.73M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.07%-3.23%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance1.36%-3.52%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance-16.03%-12.50%537.09%10.09% Arbor Realty Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABRArbor Realty Trust2.2597 of 5 stars$11.21+0.4%$13.20+17.8%-15.1%$2.14B$1.17B10.78630Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeACREAres Commercial Real Estate4.0392 of 5 stars$4.58-1.8%$5.58+21.9%-41.5%$251.67M$69.65M-18.303,200Upcoming EarningsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6651 of 5 stars$9.77-0.9%$10.31+5.6%-8.3%$1.36B$303.67M-325.50N/ANews CoverageBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.2162 of 5 stars$19.34-1.4%$20.10+3.9%+5.6%$3.32B$1.77B-42.03N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastLADRLadder Capital4.834 of 5 stars$11.07-0.7%$13.13+18.6%-8.4%$1.42B$261.13M15.7960News CoverageInsider TradeRCReady Capital3.0441 of 5 stars$4.37-2.3%$7.04+61.3%-54.5%$744.26M$20.60M-2.51600Upcoming EarningsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.9563 of 5 stars$19.80-0.7%$21.70+9.6%-1.2%$7.27B$1.95B20.84290Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsREXRRexford Industrial Realty4.2557 of 5 stars$37.07-1.5%$39.82+7.4%-28.8%$8.77B$986.53M27.46220Positive NewsHLNEHamilton Lane3.2487 of 5 stars$156.02-0.5%$161.29+3.4%+5.4%$8.36B$712.96M28.95530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownBRXBrixmor Property Group4.357 of 5 stars$25.56-0.3%$30.30+18.6%-0.4%$7.82B$1.30B24.34500News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBULLWebullN/A$15.68-2.3%N/AN/A$7.24B$390.23M98.011,194 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACRE Alternatives ARI Alternatives BXMT Alternatives LADR Alternatives RC Alternatives STWD Alternatives REXR Alternatives HLNE Alternatives BRX Alternatives BULL 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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