Ladder Capital (LADR) Competitors $11.64 +0.11 (+0.91%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.63 0.00 (-0.04%) As of 08/29/2025 05:13 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 LADR vs. ACRE, ARI, BRSP, BXMT, CIM, EFC, KREF, MFA, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Ladder Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ladder Capital include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), MFA Financial (MFA), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ladder Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust MFA Financial Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or LADR? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ladder Capital has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ACRE or LADR? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Ladder Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ladder Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ACRE or LADR a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Ladder Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ladder Capital pays out 131.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Commercial Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ACRE or LADR? Ladder Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ladder Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.73-$34.99M-$0.34-13.90Ladder Capital$506.84M2.93$108.25M$0.7016.62 Is ACRE or LADR more profitable? Ladder Capital has a net margin of 20.05% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. Ladder Capital's return on equity of 7.07% 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% Ladder Capital 20.05%7.07%2.24% Do analysts recommend ACRE or LADR? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of $5.31, indicating a potential upside of 12.43%. Ladder Capital has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.14%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Ladder Capital.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) 1.83Ladder Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Does the media favor ACRE or LADR? In the previous week, Ares Commercial Real Estate and Ares Commercial Real Estate both had 5 articles in the media. Ladder Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.57 indicating that Ladder Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ladder Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLadder Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ladder Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LADR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 LADR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLadder CapitalREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.48B$1.54B$12.56B$21.36BDividend Yield7.92%12.54%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio16.6214.70228.4629.34Price / Sales2.934.9632.3252.71Price / Cash8.2711.3022.2523.91Price / Book0.990.832.355.36Net Income$108.25M$79.73M$1.01B$996.52M7 Day Performance1.02%1.01%0.24%0.34%1 Month Performance6.65%5.12%3.64%5.52%1 Year Performance-5.87%-9.92%541.65%11.66% Ladder Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADRLadder Capital4.8255 of 5 stars$11.64+0.9%$12.00+3.1%-5.8%$1.48B$242.42M16.6260Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.2013 of 5 stars$4.40-2.3%$5.31+20.9%-33.1%$247.52M$69.65M-12.933,200News CoverageARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.8363 of 5 stars$10.02-0.4%$10.31+3.0%+0.0%$1.40B$303.67M-71.54N/APositive NewsBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.3404 of 5 stars$5.55+0.1%$6.79+22.5%-2.4%$720.17M$244.77M-25.2050News CoveragePositive NewsBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.2217 of 5 stars$18.65-1.2%$20.00+7.2%+5.9%$3.24B$1.77B-266.43N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCIMChimera Investment3.5224 of 5 stars$13.52-0.7%$15.50+14.7%-8.4%$1.10B$760.95M10.7340News CoveragePositive NewsEFCEllington Financial2.154 of 5 stars$13.72-0.2%$14.29+4.2%+3.8%$1.37B$136.41M11.06170Positive NewsKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust3.9246 of 5 stars$9.18-0.5%$11.95+30.2%-19.4%$606.19M$564.63M-13.91N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMFAMFA Financial3.4267 of 5 stars$9.59-1.1%$12.07+25.9%-18.5%$995.89M$723.97M11.02350Positive NewsRITMRithm Capital4.5423 of 5 stars$12.24-0.4%$14.00+14.4%+3.8%$6.52B$5.21B9.426,045News CoveragePositive NewsSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.2693 of 5 stars$19.86-0.1%$21.70+9.3%-2.7%$7.30B$1.95B18.22290Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives BrightSpire Capital Alternatives Blackstone Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Alternatives MFA Financial 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:LADR) was last updated on 8/31/2025 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 | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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