Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $11.06 +0.05 (+0.41%) As of 10:27 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAres Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.88-$34.99M-$0.34-14.46Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M5.06-$119.64M-$0.14-79.04 Does the media favor ACRE or ARI? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 10 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 1 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.88 indicating that Ares Commercial Real Estate is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ACRE or ARI a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -714.3% 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 volatility & risk, ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of $5.31, suggesting a potential upside of 8.09%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $10.31, suggesting a potential downside of 6.80%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, equities research 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACRE or ARI? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ACRE or ARI 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate-29.57% -5.44% -1.78% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance -1.49%8.42%1.74% 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$1.54B$1.59B$12.64B$21.53BDividend Yield9.07%12.31%5.42%3.51%P/E Ratio-79.0414.86229.7229.61Price / Sales5.063.0430.7452.38Price / Cash25.5111.4122.1224.46Price / Book0.820.802.304.59Net Income-$119.64M$79.73M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance1.75%0.46%1.03%1.04%1 Month Performance11.60%6.73%4.37%6.38%1 Year Performance8.53%-6.99%543.91%16.89% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6315 of 5 stars$11.07+0.4%$10.31-6.8%+7.7%$1.54B$303.67M-79.04N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.9364 of 5 stars$4.94-3.8%$5.31+7.6%-31.2%$271.47M$69.65M-14.513,200Positive NewsBRSPBrightSpire Capital1.9702 of 5 stars$5.94-0.1%$6.79+14.4%+3.8%$771.49M$244.77M-26.9850News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0388 of 5 stars$19.92-0.8%$20.00+0.4%+8.0%$3.42B$1.77B-284.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCIMChimera Investment3.8751 of 5 stars$14.62-0.8%$15.50+6.0%-7.5%$1.19B$760.95M11.6040Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial3.8654 of 5 stars$13.69-1.0%$14.46+5.7%+3.0%$1.37B$136.41M11.04170Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementLADRLadder Capital4.7558 of 5 stars$11.75-0.6%$12.00+2.2%-2.0%$1.50B$506.84M16.7860News CoveragePositive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.6878 of 5 stars$10.34-0.6%$12.14+17.5%-18.2%$1.06B$723.97M11.88350News CoveragePositive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.4287 of 5 stars$22.16+0.3%$20.83-6.0%+8.9%$14.23B$4.84B21.94160News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementRITMRithm Capital4.3008 of 5 stars$12.49-1.1%$14.25+14.1%+8.0%$6.62B$5.21B9.606,045Positive NewsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.9217 of 5 stars$20.50-0.5%$21.70+5.9%+5.0%$7.52B$1.95B18.80290News CoveragePositive 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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