Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Competitors $20.07 +0.04 (+0.17%) Closing price 09/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.10 +0.04 (+0.20%) As of 09/23/2025 07:43 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 STWD vs. ACRE, ARI, BXMT, CIM, EFC, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, and RITMShould you be buying Starwood Property Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starwood Property Trust include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), and Rithm Capital (RITM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Starwood Property Trust vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Which has more volatility & risk, STWD or ACRE? Starwood Property Trust has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, STWD or ACRE? Starwood Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starwood Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStarwood Property Trust$1.95B3.78$359.93M$1.0918.41Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.77-$34.99M-$0.34-14.04 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STWD or ACRE? 49.8% of Starwood Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Starwood Property 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is STWD or ACRE more profitable? Starwood Property Trust has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. Starwood Property Trust's return on equity of 8.72% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starwood Property Trust20.58% 8.72% 0.94% Ares Commercial Real Estate -29.57%-5.44%-1.78% Do analysts prefer STWD or ACRE? Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus target price of $21.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.28%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $4.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.52%. Given Starwood Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Starwood Property Trust is more favorable than Ares Commercial Real Estate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Starwood Property Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Ares Commercial Real Estate 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor STWD or ACRE? In the previous week, Starwood Property Trust had 6 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Starwood Property Trust and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Starwood Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 1.05 indicating that Starwood Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Starwood Property Trust 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is STWD or ACRE a better dividend stock? Starwood Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.92 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 12.6%. Starwood Property Trust pays out 176.1% 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 pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryStarwood Property Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Starwood Property Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STWD 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STWD 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 STWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarwood Property TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.35B$1.51B$12.68B$21.71BDividend Yield9.59%12.97%5.44%3.52%P/E Ratio18.4114.40241.2529.86Price / Sales3.783.3530.9762.16Price / Cash10.0911.1522.8824.72Price / Book1.000.772.314.59Net Income$359.93M$79.73M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.01%-0.97%0.42%0.64%1 Month Performance-0.88%-0.66%1.67%2.77%1 Year Performance-4.09%-13.23%540.39%14.49% Starwood Property Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STWDStarwood Property Trust3.8802 of 5 stars$20.07+0.2%$21.13+5.3%-3.8%$7.35B$1.95B18.41290Positive NewsACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.125 of 5 stars$4.84+0.1%$5.31+9.9%-34.7%$265.68M$69.65M-14.223,200Positive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.3099 of 5 stars$10.77-0.6%$10.31-4.2%+8.9%$1.51B$303.67M-76.93N/ABXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.8039 of 5 stars$19.520.0%$20.00+2.5%-5.2%$3.35B$1.77B-278.79N/ACIMChimera Investment4.114 of 5 stars$14.21+0.2%$15.50+9.1%-16.5%$1.15B$760.95M11.2740Dividend AnnouncementEFCEllington Financial3.5782 of 5 stars$13.42-0.1%$14.46+7.7%+0.1%$1.34B$136.41M10.82170KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust3.8949 of 5 stars$9.49-1.0%$11.95+25.9%-25.1%$629.83M$564.63M-14.38N/APositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.7199 of 5 stars$11.48-1.2%$12.00+4.5%-6.3%$1.48B$506.84M16.4060Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial4.1268 of 5 stars$10.12+0.0%$12.14+20.0%-25.1%$1.04B$723.97M11.63350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.5019 of 5 stars$22.06+0.3%$21.06-4.6%+3.2%$14.13B$945.06M21.84160Positive NewsOptions VolumeRITMRithm Capital4.5685 of 5 stars$12.38flat$14.25+15.1%-0.1%$6.57B$5.21B9.526,045Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives Blackstone Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Alternatives Ladder Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Annaly Capital Management Alternatives Rithm Capital 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:STWD) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarren Buffett’s #1 AI Stock: Not Mag 7, And NOT on the NasdaqNew Amazon Crisis Could Tank U.S. Stock Market A new panic is halting AI projects at Amazon and could split...Altimetry | SponsoredWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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