Ready Capital (RC) Competitors $3.78 +0.04 (+0.94%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.75 -0.02 (-0.64%) As of 10/3/2025 07:58 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RC vs. ACRE, ARI, BXMT, CIM, EFC, FBRT, LADR, MFA, NLY, and STWDShould you be buying Ready Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ready Capital include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), 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. Ready Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial Franklin BSP Realty Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Starwood Property Trust Ready Capital (NYSE:RC) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, RC or ACRE? Ready Capital has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RC or ACRE? Ares Commercial Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ready Capital. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ready Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioReady Capital$896.97M0.69-$435.76M-$1.85-2.04Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.70-$34.99M-$0.34-13.78 Is RC or ACRE more profitable? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a net margin of -29.57% compared to Ready Capital's net margin of -40.59%. Ready Capital's return on equity of 3.76% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ready Capital-40.59% 3.76% 0.72% Ares Commercial Real Estate -29.57%-5.44%-1.78% Is RC or ACRE a better dividend stock? Ready Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. Ready Capital pays out -27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% 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. Does the media refer more to RC or ACRE? In the previous week, Ready Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ready Capital and 0 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ready Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.00 indicating that Ready Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Ready Capital Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate Neutral Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RC or ACRE? 55.9% of Ready Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Ready Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend RC or ACRE? Ready Capital currently has a consensus target price of $5.45, suggesting a potential upside of 44.37%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.37%. Given Ready Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ready Capital is more favorable than Ares Commercial Real Estate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ready Capital 2 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 SummaryReady Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ready Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RC 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. 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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 RC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricReady CapitalREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$614.58M$1.52B$12.69B$21.63BDividend Yield13.37%12.78%5.51%3.55%P/E Ratio-2.0414.42246.1129.82Price / Sales0.694.2731.9494.19Price / Cash2.6911.0622.4824.73Price / Book0.350.792.284.61Net Income-$435.76M$79.73M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-9.47%2.34%0.15%2.07%1 Month Performance-11.28%-0.96%1.04%3.89%1 Year Performance-48.39%-8.30%537.37%13.14% Ready Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RCReady Capital3.4613 of 5 stars$3.78+0.9%$5.45+44.4%-48.9%$614.58M$896.97M-2.04600Ex-DividendACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.3886 of 5 stars$4.77-0.1%$4.75-0.3%-30.6%$262.12M$69.65M-14.013,200Ex-DividendARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.1416 of 5 stars$10.17-0.7%$10.31+1.4%+15.2%$1.41B$303.67M-72.66N/AEx-DividendBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.6721 of 5 stars$18.76+0.1%$19.50+4.0%+3.3%$3.22B$1.77B-267.93N/APositive NewsEx-DividendCIMChimera Investment4.3936 of 5 stars$13.49-1.4%$15.50+14.9%-13.2%$1.09B$760.95M10.7140Ex-DividendEFCEllington Financial3.886 of 5 stars$13.00-1.3%$14.46+11.2%+6.6%$1.30B$136.41M10.48170Ex-DividendFBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust4.0009 of 5 stars$11.21-0.6%$14.67+30.9%-13.4%$921.95M$210.45M11.43N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendLADRLadder Capital4.7495 of 5 stars$11.28-1.1%$12.00+6.4%-5.4%$1.44B$506.84M16.1160News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeMFAMFA Financial4.439 of 5 stars$9.54-0.7%$11.75+23.2%-24.5%$978.96M$723.97M10.96350Ex-DividendNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5819 of 5 stars$20.92-0.6%$20.81-0.5%+5.5%$13.43B$4.84B20.71160Ex-DividendSTWDStarwood Property Trust4.4045 of 5 stars$19.90-0.8%$21.13+6.2%-2.1%$7.30B$1.95B18.25290Ex-DividendAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ACRE Competitors ARI Competitors BXMT Competitors CIM Competitors EFC Competitors FBRT Competitors LADR Competitors MFA Competitors NLY Competitors STWD Competitors 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:RC) was last updated on 10/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia CEO Makes First Ever Tesla AnnouncementWhile headlines focus on Tesla’s car sales, tech analyst Jeff Brown says the real story is Tesla’s role in a $...Brownstone Research | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingThe warning signs that preceded the 2008 crash are reappearing: an irrational NASDAQ bubble, a record-high gol...StockEarnings | SponsoredNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallySecond Chances Don't Come Often in Crypto My "Crypto Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" reveals everything - w...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored$3,600 gold is nice ... but here’s what most gold bugs are missingGold just surged past $3,600, but Weiss Ratings expert Sean Brodrick says the real upside is in select gold st...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThe Fed Just Got Kneecapped — Here’s What Happens NextDonald Trump has done it again! 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