Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) Competitors $19.57 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 03:09 PM 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 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 Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Is BXMT or ACRE a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays out -408.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BXMT or ACRE? 64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to BXMT or ACRE? In the previous week, Blackstone Mortgage Trust and Blackstone Mortgage Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of -0.34 indicating that Blackstone Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blackstone Mortgage Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BXMT or ACRE? Ares Commercial Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioBlackstone Mortgage Trust$1.77B1.90-$204.09M-$0.46-42.55Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.63-$34.99M-$0.25-18.38 Do analysts rate BXMT or ACRE? Blackstone Mortgage Trust presently has a consensus price target of $20.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.68%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus price target of $5.58, indicating a potential upside of 21.35%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, 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 Blackstone Mortgage Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Which has more risk & volatility, BXMT or ACRE? Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BXMT or ACRE more profitable? Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a net margin of -4.99% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's return on equity of 6.74% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackstone Mortgage Trust-4.99% 6.74% 1.23% Ares Commercial Real Estate -20.22%-1.51%-0.46% SummaryBlackstone Mortgage Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 9 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BXMT 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 BXMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstone Mortgage TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.36B$1.46B$12.39B$21.10BDividend Yield9.59%12.72%5.53%3.58%P/E Ratio-42.5515.1619.0627.85Price / Sales1.905.0026.3659.34Price / Cash10.3011.0421.8423.00Price / Book0.890.772.274.68Net Income-$204.09M$79.73M$998.01M$994.49M7 Day Performance1.79%1.14%0.78%1.53%1 Month Performance-0.13%2.28%4.25%5.79%1 Year Performance12.44%-11.77%540.68%11.35% Blackstone Mortgage Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.7192 of 5 stars$19.57+0.1%$20.10+2.7%+12.8%$3.36B$1.77B-42.53N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.9078 of 5 stars$4.73-0.3%$5.58+18.0%-38.0%$259.90M$25.75M-18.903,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.3916 of 5 stars$9.98+0.3%$10.19+2.1%-6.7%$1.39B$179.60M-332.50N/AUpcoming EarningsBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.2494 of 5 stars$5.05+0.5%$6.79+34.6%-20.9%$658.17M$244.77M-9.0150News CoverageUpcoming EarningsEFCEllington Financial2.1788 of 5 stars$13.26+0.3%$14.30+7.9%+4.5%$1.25B$284.66M9.40170FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.9462 of 5 stars$10.940.0%$15.30+39.9%-23.0%$899.02M$534.36M16.08N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.5873 of 5 stars$9.24+0.1%$11.88+28.6%-18.0%$626.23M$564.63M57.72N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportLADRLadder Capital4.9006 of 5 stars$11.19+0.5%$13.15+17.6%-5.0%$1.43B$506.84M13.6460Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMFAMFA Financial4.2867 of 5 stars$9.31-0.6%$12.21+31.3%-15.0%$955.16M$723.97M9.49350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5105 of 5 stars$19.67-0.3%$20.90+6.3%+3.2%$11.75B$4.84B22.10160Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.4169 of 5 stars$20.890.0%$22.00+5.3%+0.9%$7.09B$844.65M21.98290Positive 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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