Ladder Capital (LADR) Competitors $11.10 +0.07 (+0.59%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.13 +0.02 (+0.19%) As of 04:06 AM 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has better earnings & 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$69.65M3.44-$34.99M-$0.34-12.81Ladder Capital$506.84M2.79$108.25M$0.7015.86 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 13.8%. Ladder Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. 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 and insiders believe 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Ladder Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer ACRE or LADR? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus price target of $5.31, suggesting a potential upside of 21.99%. Ladder Capital has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.81%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, equities 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Ladder Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media refer more to ACRE or LADR? In the previous week, Ares Commercial Real Estate had 17 more articles in the media than Ladder Capital. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate and 1 mentions for Ladder Capital. Ladder Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of -0.01 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ladder Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & 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. SummaryLadder Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LADR 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 LADR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLadder CapitalREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.42B$1.48B$12.22B$20.63BDividend Yield8.29%13.00%5.63%3.65%P/E Ratio15.8612.9819.3228.07Price / Sales2.793.2826.2676.24Price / Cash7.9010.7018.2317.60Price / Book0.920.752.224.61Net Income$108.25M$79.73M$1.00B$994.05M7 Day Performance0.68%-0.99%0.34%0.54%1 Month Performance-0.05%-2.37%-0.02%-0.97%1 Year Performance-4.84%-9.98%543.78%14.31% Ladder Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADRLadder Capital4.8694 of 5 stars$11.11+0.6%$12.75+14.8%-4.8%$1.42B$506.84M15.8660Positive NewsACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.3804 of 5 stars$4.51+1.5%$5.58+23.8%-35.9%$244.22M$69.65M0.003,200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6119 of 5 stars$9.92+1.4%$10.31+4.0%-2.1%$1.36B$303.67M-70.82N/APositive NewsBRSPBrightSpire Capital3.124 of 5 stars$5.32+3.0%$6.79+27.8%+2.2%$670.77M$244.77M8.1950Positive NewsBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.3053 of 5 stars$18.87+1.2%$20.00+6.0%+7.9%$3.20B$1.77B16.79N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.1814 of 5 stars$13.64+1.5%$15.50+13.7%-7.5%$1.09B$760.95M9.0940News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeEFCEllington Financial3.6517 of 5 stars$12.94+1.9%$14.30+10.5%+1.1%$1.20B$136.41M8.09170Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.2119 of 5 stars$9.20+1.4%$11.95+30.0%-14.7%$595.68M$564.63M0.00N/APositive NewsMFAMFA Financial4.2901 of 5 stars$9.18+0.5%$12.07+31.6%-20.0%$937.22M$723.97M6.76350Earnings ReportRITMRithm Capital4.1756 of 5 stars$12.19+1.2%$14.00+14.8%+9.9%$6.39B$5.21B5.486,045STWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST3.7421 of 5 stars$19.50+0.6%$21.70+11.3%+1.8%$7.11B$1.95B10.94290Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade 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 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredREVEALED FREE: Our top 3 stocks to own in 2025 and beyondEvery time Weiss Ratings flashed green like this, the average gain on each and every stock has been 303% (incl...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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