Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) Competitors $19.52 -0.01 (-0.03%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.50 -0.01 (-0.05%) As of 04:26 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 BXMT vs. ACRE, ARI, BRSP, EFC, FBRT, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, and STWDShould you be buying Blackstone Mortgage Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone Mortgage Trust include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Ellington Financial (EFC), Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "reit - mtge trust" industry. Blackstone Mortgage Trust vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Ellington Financial Franklin BSP Realty Trust KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Starwood Property Trust Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media refer more to ACRE or BXMT? In the previous week, Blackstone Mortgage Trust had 7 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Blackstone Mortgage Trust and 0 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.00 indicating that Blackstone Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate Neutral Blackstone Mortgage Trust Very Positive Is ACRE or BXMT more profitable? Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a net margin of -0.83% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's return on equity of 5.17% 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% Blackstone Mortgage Trust -0.83%5.17%0.95% Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or BXMT? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ACRE or BXMT? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, ACRE or BXMT? Ares Commercial Real Estate has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Blackstone Mortgage Trust 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$4.91M54.16-$34.99M-$0.34-14.22Blackstone Mortgage Trust$484.81M6.91-$204.09M-$0.07-278.79 Is ACRE or BXMT a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays out -2,685.7% 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 ACRE or BXMT? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus price target of $5.31, indicating a potential upside of 9.88%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.49%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Blackstone Mortgage Trust.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) 1.83Blackstone Mortgage Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 SummaryBlackstone Mortgage Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blackstone Mortgage Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BXMT 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 BXMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstone Mortgage TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.35B$1.57B$12.64B$21.50BDividend Yield9.53%12.45%5.40%3.49%P/E Ratio-278.7914.67244.6529.84Price / Sales6.917.0130.7351.80Price / Cash10.2611.3919.2518.13Price / Book0.890.792.314.65Net Income-$204.09M$79.73M$1.01B$999.94M7 Day Performance-2.01%-0.75%0.66%0.79%1 Month Performance3.58%4.31%3.19%4.54%1 Year Performance1.59%-10.43%543.58%16.77% Blackstone Mortgage Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0994 of 5 stars$19.520.0%$20.00+2.5%+1.6%$3.35B$484.81M-278.79N/APositive NewsACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.2537 of 5 stars$4.94-3.8%$5.31+7.6%-35.7%$282.18M$4.91M-14.513,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.2949 of 5 stars$10.99+0.0%$10.31-6.1%+13.2%$1.53B$303.67M-78.46N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.6809 of 5 stars$5.94-0.1%$6.79+14.4%-0.5%$772.16M$244.77M-26.9850Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial3.5667 of 5 stars$13.69-1.0%$14.46+5.7%+1.0%$1.38B$285.59M11.04170Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.0143 of 5 stars$11.66-0.1%$14.88+27.6%-15.1%$960.15M$210.45M11.89N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.1005 of 5 stars$9.82-0.6%$11.95+21.8%-21.9%$648.22M$564.63M-14.87N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLADRLadder Capital4.795 of 5 stars$11.75-0.6%$12.00+2.2%-4.5%$1.51B$506.84M16.7860Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementMFAMFA Financial4.2092 of 5 stars$10.34-0.6%$12.14+17.5%-22.4%$1.07B$723.97M11.88350Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.6743 of 5 stars$22.16+0.3%$20.83-6.0%+7.6%$14.18B$4.84B21.94160Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.6075 of 5 stars$20.50-0.5%$21.70+5.9%+1.5%$7.56B$797.72M18.80290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACRE Alternatives ARI Alternatives BRSP Alternatives EFC Alternatives FBRT Alternatives KREF Alternatives LADR Alternatives MFA Alternatives NLY Alternatives STWD 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:BXMT) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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