Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $9.86 -0.06 (-0.60%) Closing price 03:30 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.91 +0.05 (+0.51%) As of 04:36 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 ARI vs. ARR, DX, CIM, PMT, TWO, MFA, RC, RWT, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance include ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Dynex Capital (DX), Chimera Investment (CIM), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Two Harbors Investments (TWO), MFA Financial (MFA), Ready Capital (RC), Redwood Trust (RWT), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors ARMOUR Residential REIT Dynex Capital Chimera Investment PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Two Harbors Investments MFA Financial Ready Capital Redwood Trust New York Mortgage Trust Invesco Mortgage Capital ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has better earnings & valuation, ARR or ARI? ARMOUR Residential REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ARMOUR Residential REIT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioARMOUR Residential REIT$550.95M2.50-$14.39M-$0.35-48.17Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.51-$119.64M-$0.03-328.67 Does the media refer more to ARR or ARI? In the previous week, ARMOUR Residential REIT had 5 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for ARMOUR Residential REIT and 2 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. ARMOUR Residential REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that ARMOUR Residential REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ARMOUR Residential REIT 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend ARR or ARI? ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.56%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. Given ARMOUR Residential REIT's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ARMOUR Residential REIT is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ARMOUR Residential REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARR or ARI? 54.2% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ARR or ARI more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 3.77% compared to ARMOUR Residential REIT's net margin of -0.27%. ARMOUR Residential REIT's return on equity of 16.42% beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ARMOUR Residential REIT-0.27% 16.42% 1.73% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3.77%8.89%1.90% Is ARR or ARI a better dividend stock? ARMOUR Residential REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.1%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays out -822.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, ARR or ARI? ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats ARMOUR Residential REIT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARI 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 ARI 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 ARI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApollo Commercial Real Estate FinanceREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.37B$1.43B$12.05B$20.62BDividend Yield10.22%12.93%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio-328.6716.4520.0828.04Price / Sales4.513.2825.7236.84Price / Cash22.6610.7821.3421.91Price / Book0.730.772.284.59Net Income-$119.64M$79.73M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance0.05%1.38%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance-0.15%4.20%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance0.92%-8.25%541.13%14.61% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.1821 of 5 stars$9.86-0.6%$10.13+2.7%+1.3%$1.37B$303.67M-328.67N/AARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.3902 of 5 stars$16.42-0.2%$21.00+27.9%-13.3%$1.34B$550.95M-46.91N/ADXDynex Capital3.7709 of 5 stars$12.01-1.4%$12.50+4.1%+6.8%$1.29B$319.53M15.6020News CoverageCIMChimera Investment3.6563 of 5 stars$13.76+0.2%$15.50+12.6%+11.5%$1.11B$309.07M9.1740Ex-DividendPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust2.7173 of 5 stars$12.50+0.5%$14.50+16.0%-3.6%$1.09B$150.20M13.451Positive NewsTWOTwo Harbors Investments2.4434 of 5 stars$10.37-0.8%$13.14+26.7%-16.4%$1.08B$450.15M-20.33100Analyst ForecastGap DownMFAMFA Financial3.8305 of 5 stars$9.54+0.5%$12.92+35.4%-8.4%$979.28M$723.97M9.73350News CoverageEx-DividendRCReady Capital2.907 of 5 stars$4.51+1.8%$6.96+54.3%-44.4%$769M$896.97M-2.59600Ex-DividendRWTRedwood Trust4.1336 of 5 stars$5.55-1.2%$7.44+34.1%-4.6%$738.82M$945.16M25.23300Positive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.2668 of 5 stars$6.46-3.3%$7.83+21.3%+15.4%$583.34M$401.28M-107.6770News CoveragePositive NewsIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.2661 of 5 stars$7.67+0.8%N/A-14.2%$505.76M$286.55M18.26N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives Two Harbors Investments Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Ready Capital Alternatives Redwood Trust Alternatives New York Mortgage Trust Alternatives Invesco Mortgage Capital 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:ARI) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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