Ladder Capital (LADR) Competitors $10.59 +0.10 (+0.95%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.58 0.00 (-0.05%) As of 10/8/2025 06:11 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 dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment. Does the media prefer ACRE or LADR? In the previous week, Ladder Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ladder Capital and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Ladder Capital's score of -0.55 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ladder Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or LADR? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ladder Capital has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$69.65M3.58-$34.99M-$0.34-13.32Ladder Capital$506.84M2.66$108.25M$0.7015.13 Do analysts prefer ACRE or LADR? Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus price target of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.86%. Ladder Capital has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.31%. Given Ladder Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ladder Capital is more favorable than Ares Commercial Real Estate.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) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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% 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 13.2%. Ladder Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACRE or LADR? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Ladder Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ladder Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryLadder Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 14 of the 19 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. 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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 LADR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLadder CapitalREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.34B$1.52B$12.69B$22.02BDividend Yield8.77%13.08%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio15.1313.2130.1629.86Price / Sales2.663.5630.1165.96Price / Cash7.469.0122.5724.43Price / Book0.880.762.294.64Net Income$108.25M$83.78M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.07%-0.03%0.36%0.44%1 Month Performance-9.76%-3.92%0.36%3.13%1 Year Performance-4.16%-10.00%539.81%15.30% Ladder Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADRLadder Capital4.8032 of 5 stars$10.59+1.0%$12.00+13.3%-4.4%$1.34B$506.84M15.1360Analyst ForecastACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.881 of 5 stars$4.59-1.9%$4.75+3.5%-31.7%$257.42M$69.65M-13.503,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.3895 of 5 stars$10.02-2.4%$10.31+2.9%+13.6%$1.43B$303.67M-71.57N/APositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.4209 of 5 stars$5.14-4.6%$6.79+32.1%-4.3%$700.67M$244.77M-23.3650BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.7215 of 5 stars$18.54-1.5%$19.50+5.2%+3.0%$3.23B$1.77B-264.86N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.3062 of 5 stars$13.08-2.3%$15.50+18.5%-14.0%$1.09B$760.95M10.3840Analyst ForecastEFCEllington Financial3.726 of 5 stars$13.27-0.5%$14.46+9.0%+9.5%$1.33B$136.41M10.70170Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.1176 of 5 stars$8.68-4.1%$11.44+31.8%-26.0%$594.37M$135.31M-13.15N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastMFAMFA Financial4.1817 of 5 stars$8.95-2.8%$11.75+31.3%-25.0%$945.58M$723.97M10.29350News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeRITMRithm Capital4.3482 of 5 stars$10.90-2.2%$14.25+30.7%+2.7%$5.91B$5.21B8.386,045Analyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.5138 of 5 stars$19.02-2.1%$21.13+11.1%-5.0%$7.13B$1.95B17.45290Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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