Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Competitors $4.61 +0.06 (+1.21%) Closing price 07/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.62 +0.02 (+0.43%) As of 05:32 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACRE vs. ARI, BRSP, BXMT, CIM, EFC, KREF, LADR, RC, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Ares Commercial Real Estate stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Commercial Real Estate include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), Ready Capital (RC), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ares Commercial Real Estate vs. Its Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital Ready Capital Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance presently has a consensus target price of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 4.75%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $5.58, indicating a potential upside of 21.06%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Is ARI or ACRE a better dividend stock? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARI or ACRE? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ARI or ACRE? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of -0.34 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ares Commercial Real Estate 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARI or ACRE? Ares Commercial Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Commercial Real Estate, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.50-$119.64M-$0.03-328.17Ares Commercial Real Estate$25.75M9.84-$34.99M-$0.25-18.42 Is ARI or ACRE more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.89% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance3.77% 8.89% 1.90% Ares Commercial Real Estate -20.22%-1.51%-0.46% SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ares Commercial Real Estate News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACRE 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 ACRE 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 ACRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Commercial Real EstateREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$250.27M$1.44B$12.15B$20.89BDividend Yield13.39%12.89%5.55%3.62%P/E Ratio-18.4215.3519.1727.93Price / Sales9.8412.9126.3872.74Price / CashN/A10.9421.6622.61Price / Book0.470.772.334.70Net Income-$34.99M$79.73M$997.25M$993.85M7 Day Performance1.99%1.17%1.39%1.99%1 Month Performance-7.62%2.17%4.45%5.85%1 Year Performance-37.85%-10.79%542.15%13.36% Ares Commercial Real Estate Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.7455 of 5 stars$4.61+1.2%$5.58+21.1%-41.9%$250.27M$25.75M-18.423,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.4534 of 5 stars$9.98+0.3%$10.19+2.1%-11.1%$1.39B$179.60M-332.50N/AUpcoming EarningsBRSPBrightSpire Capital1.8308 of 5 stars$5.05+0.5%$6.79+34.6%-24.5%$658.17M$244.77M-9.0150Upcoming EarningsBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.856 of 5 stars$19.92+0.0%$20.50+2.9%-0.1%$3.42B$477.73M-43.29N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCIMChimera Investment3.4287 of 5 stars$13.99-0.6%$15.50+10.8%-7.9%$1.13B$760.95M9.3240EFCEllington Financial2.2942 of 5 stars$13.26+0.3%$14.30+7.9%+1.5%$1.25B$284.66M9.40170KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.5886 of 5 stars$9.24+0.1%$11.88+28.6%-21.7%$626.23M$564.63M57.72N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownLADRLadder Capital4.9023 of 5 stars$11.19+0.5%$13.15+17.6%-9.3%$1.43B$506.84M13.6460RCReady Capital2.8224 of 5 stars$4.36-1.9%$7.04+61.7%-52.1%$742.57M$896.97M-2.50600RITMRithm Capital4.1641 of 5 stars$11.74+0.5%$13.56+15.6%+5.8%$6.22B$2.73B9.786,045Upcoming EarningsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.4451 of 5 stars$20.890.0%$22.00+5.3%-2.7%$7.09B$844.65M21.98290Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARI Alternatives BRSP Alternatives BXMT Alternatives CIM Alternatives EFC Alternatives KREF Alternatives LADR Alternatives RC Alternatives RITM Alternatives STWD 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:ACRE) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett to put 90% of his money in this one stock?CPA and CFA says you have WAY too many stocks - just buy these 3 After years working at the biggest accoun...Altimetry | SponsoredThink you missed gold’s boom? 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