Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $9.86 +0.05 (+0.51%) Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.87 +0.01 (+0.10%) As of 04:00 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 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.79%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus price target of $10.13, indicating a potential upside of 2.69%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, equities 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 Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACRE or ARI 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 Ares Commercial Real Estate-20.22% -1.51% -0.46% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3.77%8.89%1.90% Which has stronger 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$69.65M3.75-$34.99M-$0.25-19.00Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.51-$119.64M-$0.03-328.67 Does the media refer more to ACRE or ARI? In the previous week, Ares Commercial Real Estate had 3 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate and 1 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Ares Commercial Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.00 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) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 12.6%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% 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. SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 11 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$1.36B$1.42B$11.91B$20.52BDividend Yield10.19%12.89%5.57%3.78%P/E Ratio-328.6716.3419.9827.79Price / Sales4.512.8425.4340.48Price / Cash22.7110.7621.4422.26Price / Book0.730.772.264.58Net Income-$119.64M$79.73M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-0.50%-0.82%0.22%0.41%1 Month Performance-1.65%1.85%2.88%3.59%1 Year Performance-0.95%-7.87%541.16%14.47% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.313 of 5 stars$9.86+0.5%$10.13+2.7%-0.6%$1.36B$303.67M-328.67N/AACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.3349 of 5 stars$4.75-3.7%$5.50+15.8%-29.7%$261.30M$69.65M-19.003,200BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.9843 of 5 stars$5.07-3.2%$7.15+41.0%-14.5%$661.43M$244.77M-9.0550News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.3628 of 5 stars$19.29-2.2%$20.50+6.3%+10.7%$3.31B$1.77B-41.93N/APositive NewsCIMChimera Investment3.6617 of 5 stars$13.88-1.3%$15.50+11.7%+7.9%$1.12B$760.95M9.2540Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial3.6644 of 5 stars$12.99+0.1%$14.83+14.2%+7.2%$1.23B$136.41M9.21170Dividend AnnouncementLADRLadder Capital4.7788 of 5 stars$10.75-1.1%$13.20+22.8%-2.1%$1.38B$261.13M13.1160MFAMFA Financial3.8466 of 5 stars$9.47-1.8%$12.92+36.4%-9.1%$972.12M$264.48M9.66350News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.8111 of 5 stars$18.84-2.9%$21.00+11.5%+2.8%$11.26B$898.19M21.17160RITMRithm Capital4.2423 of 5 stars$11.30-0.9%$13.56+20.0%+10.1%$5.99B$5.21B9.426,045STWDStarwood Property Trust3.3756 of 5 stars$20.08-1.6%$21.83+8.7%+8.9%$6.82B$1.95B21.14290Positive 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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