ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR) Competitors $16.86 +0.01 (+0.06%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.86 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ARR vs. ARI, DX, CIM, PMT, TWO, MFA, RC, RWT, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying ARMOUR Residential REIT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ARMOUR Residential REIT include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), 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. ARMOUR Residential REIT vs. Its Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, ARR or ARI? ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.36, meaning 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, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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. Do analysts rate ARR or ARI? ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.56%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus price target of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 2.69%. Given ARMOUR Residential REIT's higher possible upside, equities research 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 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ARR or ARI? ARMOUR Residential REIT 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 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$4.08M337.99-$14.39M-$0.35-48.17Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$179.60M7.63-$119.64M-$0.03-328.67 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% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer 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 0.43 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) Neutral 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 SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats ARMOUR Residential REIT on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ARMOUR Residential REIT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARR 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 ARR 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 ARR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricARMOUR Residential REITREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.38B$1.43B$12.05B$20.64BDividend Yield17.09%12.77%5.57%3.74%P/E Ratio-48.1716.4520.0728.10Price / Sales337.9912.7425.8254.30Price / Cash4.6310.9421.5022.31Price / Book0.690.772.284.59Net Income-$14.39M$79.73M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.60%1.69%2.22%2.79%1 Month Performance2.37%4.35%4.47%5.41%1 Year Performance-13.45%-8.25%540.87%14.62% ARMOUR Residential REIT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.3641 of 5 stars$16.86+0.1%$21.00+24.6%-13.4%$1.38B$4.08M-48.17N/AARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.2004 of 5 stars$9.86-0.2%$10.13+2.7%+0.9%$1.37B$303.67M-328.50N/ADXDynex Capital3.7827 of 5 stars$12.01-1.4%$12.50+4.1%+8.9%$1.29B$319.53M15.6020CIMChimera Investment3.6411 of 5 stars$13.76+0.2%$15.50+12.6%+11.6%$1.11B$309.07M9.1740Positive NewsPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust2.7524 of 5 stars$12.50+0.5%$14.50+16.0%-3.7%$1.09B$150.20M13.451Positive NewsTWOTwo Harbors Investments2.4647 of 5 stars$10.37-0.8%$13.14+26.7%-19.5%$1.08B$450.15M-20.33100News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownMFAMFA Financial3.8255 of 5 stars$9.54+0.5%$12.92+35.4%-7.7%$979.28M$723.97M9.73350RCReady Capital2.9248 of 5 stars$4.51+1.8%$6.96+54.3%-43.7%$769M$896.97M-2.59600RWTRedwood Trust4.1139 of 5 stars$5.55-1.2%$7.44+34.1%-6.8%$738.82M$945.16M25.23300News CoverageGap DownNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.279 of 5 stars$6.46-3.3%$7.83+21.3%+14.5%$583.34M$401.28M-107.6770Positive NewsIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital1.4589 of 5 stars$7.67+0.8%N/A-13.5%$505.76M$286.55M18.26N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARI Competitors DX Competitors CIM Competitors PMT Competitors TWO Competitors MFA Competitors RC Competitors RWT Competitors NYMT Competitors IVR Competitors 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:ARR) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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