Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $10.27 +0.04 (+0.42%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.27 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 04:22 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 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 superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the media favor ARI or ACRE? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 0 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.00 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 Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$155.27M9.19-$119.64M-$0.14-73.38Ares Commercial Real Estate$4.91M52.50-$34.99M-$0.34-13.78 Do analysts prefer ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus target price of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 0.38%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.37%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Which has more volatility and risk, ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 9.7%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. 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. 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% Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned 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. SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.43B$1.52B$12.65B$21.78BDividend Yield9.78%12.77%5.50%3.54%P/E Ratio-73.3814.4239.8929.82Price / Sales9.195.4030.0467.49Price / Cash23.7711.1119.7418.31Price / Book0.760.792.284.65Net Income-$119.64M$79.73M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance0.98%3.03%0.30%1.20%1 Month Performance-6.23%-1.73%0.79%3.32%1 Year Performance15.56%-8.30%540.93%13.11% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.1406 of 5 stars$10.27+0.4%$10.31+0.4%+15.6%$1.43B$155.27M-73.38N/AACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.398 of 5 stars$4.77-0.1%$4.75-0.3%-31.0%$262.38M$69.65M0.003,200BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.6529 of 5 stars$5.57-1.3%$6.79+22.0%-2.3%$733.17M$244.77M8.9550BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.6719 of 5 stars$18.76+0.1%$19.50+4.0%+4.1%$3.21B$1.77B16.87N/APositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.3113 of 5 stars$13.49-1.4%$15.50+14.9%-13.1%$1.11B$760.95M10.7140EFCEllington Financial3.8886 of 5 stars$13.00-1.3%$14.46+11.2%+6.9%$1.32B$136.41M10.48170LADRLadder Capital4.7551 of 5 stars$11.28-1.1%$12.00+6.4%-6.0%$1.45B$506.84M13.1160Analyst DowngradeMFAMFA Financial4.44 of 5 stars$9.54-0.7%$11.75+23.2%-24.8%$985.62M$723.97M8.28350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5663 of 5 stars$20.92-0.6%$20.81-0.5%+5.7%$13.51B$4.84B7.43160RITMRithm Capital4.4625 of 5 stars$11.52-0.9%$14.25+23.7%+3.1%$6.16B$5.21B5.286,045STWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST4.4089 of 5 stars$19.90-0.8%$21.13+6.2%-2.7%$7.36B$1.95B11.59290 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis soon could be the most precious company in AmericaCurrently, a brand-new, all-American factory outside San Antonio is becoming the most significant site in the ...True Market Insiders | SponsoredForget AI Stocks — This Device Will REPLACE the MicrochipWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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