Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Competitors $20.10 -0.18 (-0.86%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.09 0.00 (-0.02%) As of 06:00 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. 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 12.8%. 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. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$1.95B3.79$359.93M$1.0918.44Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.72-$34.99M-$0.34-13.84 Do analysts recommend STWD or ACRE? Starwood Property Trust presently has a consensus price target of $21.70, indicating a potential upside of 7.99%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus price target of $5.31, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Starwood Property Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Starwood Property Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 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% Does the media prefer STWD or ACRE? In the previous week, Ares Commercial Real Estate had 3 more articles in the media than Starwood Property Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate and 3 mentions for Starwood Property Trust. Starwood Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 1.15 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ares Commercial Real Estate 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, STWD or ACRE? Starwood Property Trust has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% 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. SummaryStarwood Property Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$7.38B$1.52B$12.43B$21.19BDividend Yield9.47%12.52%5.42%3.49%P/E Ratio18.4414.52228.8029.02Price / Sales3.793.4331.5250.31Price / Cash10.2111.3019.0618.29Price / Book1.000.782.294.57Net Income$359.93M$79.73M$1.00B$999.06M7 Day Performance-0.25%-0.22%-0.17%-0.01%1 Month Performance3.74%3.99%4.09%6.50%1 Year Performance-3.57%-10.94%540.35%11.34% Starwood Property Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STWDStarwood Property Trust3.6918 of 5 stars$20.10-0.9%$21.70+8.0%-2.7%$7.38B$1.95B18.44290Positive NewsACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.8675 of 5 stars$4.55-2.4%$5.31+16.8%-33.1%$256.33M$69.65M-13.383,200Positive NewsARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6066 of 5 stars$10.29-1.0%$10.31+0.2%+0.0%$1.44B$303.67M-73.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust2.8071 of 5 stars$19.35-0.9%$20.00+3.4%+5.9%$3.35B$1.77B17.59N/APositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.1063 of 5 stars$13.98-1.2%$15.50+10.9%-8.4%$1.15B$760.95M11.0940Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial3.2773 of 5 stars$13.86-1.1%$14.29+3.1%+3.8%$1.40B$136.41M11.18170Positive NewsKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.3986 of 5 stars$9.47-0.7%$11.95+26.3%-19.3%$625.89M$564.63M-14.34N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.7202 of 5 stars$11.43-0.7%$12.75+11.6%-5.9%$1.47B$506.84M13.2360Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMFAMFA Financial2.7677 of 5 stars$10.06-0.3%$12.07+20.0%-18.5%$1.04B$723.97M8.70350Positive NewsNLYAnnaly Capital Management3.001 of 5 stars$21.07-0.3%$20.72-1.7%+5.0%$13.57B$4.84B20.86160Positive NewsRITMRithm Capital4.2664 of 5 stars$12.50-0.5%$14.00+12.0%+3.8%$6.66B$5.21B5.716,045News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↑ 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 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan 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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