Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $9.97 +0.09 (+0.91%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.96 -0.01 (-0.10%) As of 04:35 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 ARI vs. ACRE, BRSP, BXMT, CIM, EFC, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), and STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ARI or ACRE? In the previous week, Ares Commercial Real Estate had 2 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate and 0 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.26 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARI or ACRE? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 10.0%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% 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 analysts rate ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $10.38, indicating a potential upside of 4.06%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $4.83, indicating a potential upside of 7.77%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Is ARI or ACRE more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of -1.49% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.42% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance-1.49% 8.42% 1.74% Ares Commercial Real Estate -29.57%-5.44%-1.78% Which has stronger 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$155.27M8.92-$119.64M-$0.14-71.21Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.54-$34.99M-$0.34-13.19 SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 12 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. 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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$1.50B$12.51B$21.78BDividend Yield9.81%13.29%5.61%3.62%P/E Ratio-71.2113.0332.5232.40Price / Sales8.922.9129.6560.38Price / Cash22.879.0322.2424.37Price / Book0.730.752.234.59Net Income-$119.64M$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance2.89%0.57%0.17%1.25%1 Month Performance-5.18%-4.50%-1.62%-0.58%1 Year Performance12.02%-13.62%533.66%10.47% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6143 of 5 stars$9.97+0.9%$10.38+4.1%+9.9%$1.37B$155.27M-71.21N/AACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.9937 of 5 stars$4.46+1.1%$4.83+8.4%-33.9%$242.57M$69.65M0.003,200BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.4603 of 5 stars$5.24+3.3%$6.79+29.7%-5.1%$659.07M$325.33M-23.8050News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.8401 of 5 stars$18.27+1.7%$19.63+7.4%-4.9%$3.08B$1.77B16.18N/APositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.3813 of 5 stars$12.87+0.6%$15.50+20.5%-20.8%$1.04B$760.95M10.2140EFCEllington Financial3.4801 of 5 stars$13.48+0.3%$14.46+7.3%+6.4%$1.34B$136.41M10.87170LADRLadder Capital4.8637 of 5 stars$10.65+2.0%$12.00+12.7%-6.4%$1.33B$506.84M12.0060News CoverageUpcoming EarningsMFAMFA Financial3.6401 of 5 stars$9.14+0.3%$11.75+28.6%-29.1%$935.31M$723.97M7.85350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4998 of 5 stars$20.82+1.4%$21.13+1.5%+1.6%$13.18B$4.84B20.61160Upcoming EarningsRITMRithm Capital4.5485 of 5 stars$10.77+1.1%$14.25+32.4%-1.9%$5.65B$5.21B4.846,045Short Interest ↓STWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST4.4386 of 5 stars$18.73+1.8%$21.13+12.8%-9.8%$6.76B$1.95B10.64290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Alternatives BrightSpire Capital Alternatives Blackstone Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives Ladder Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Annaly Capital Management Alternatives Rithm Capital Alternatives STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST 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 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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