Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT) Competitors $10.90 -0.03 (-0.27%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AACT vs. CIXXF, GCMG, DBRG, WT, VRE, NAVI, LADR, SAFE, SILA, and ELMEShould you be buying Ares Acquisition Co. II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Acquisition Co. II include CI Financial (CIXXF), GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), WisdomTree (WT), Veris Residential (VRE), Navient (NAVI), Ladder Capital (LADR), Safehold (SAFE), Sila Realty Trust (SILA), and Elme Communities (ELME). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Ares Acquisition Co. II vs. CI Financial GCM Grosvenor DigitalBridge Group WisdomTree Veris Residential Navient Ladder Capital Safehold Sila Realty Trust Elme Communities CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF) and Ares Acquisition Co. II (NYSE:AACT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CIXXF or AACT? 73.0% of Ares Acquisition Co. II shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor CIXXF or AACT? In the previous week, CI Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Co. II. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CI Financial and 1 mentions for Ares Acquisition Co. II. Ares Acquisition Co. II's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat CI Financial's score of 0.98 indicating that Ares Acquisition Co. II is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CI Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Acquisition Co. II 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CIXXF or AACT? Ares Acquisition Co. II has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CI Financial. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCI Financial$2.03B1.21$3.72M-$0.33-51.89Ares Acquisition Co. IIN/AN/A$16.92MN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIXXF or AACT? CI Financial and Ares Acquisition Co. II both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCI FinancialOutperform VotesNo VotesUnderperform Votes5100.00% Ares Acquisition Co. IIN/AN/A Is CIXXF or AACT more profitable? Ares Acquisition Co. II has a net margin of 0.00% compared to CI Financial's net margin of -2.28%. CI Financial's return on equity of 55.43% beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CI Financial-2.28% 55.43% 5.23% Ares Acquisition Co. II N/A -128.65%5.02% Do analysts recommend CIXXF or AACT? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CI Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ares Acquisition Co. II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryCI Financial beats Ares Acquisition Co. II on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Darwin2025 AI Stock Picks: 2 Hidden Gems Under $10/ShareThe AI sector continues to make waves as we move into 2025, and now is a prime opportunity to get involved—without stretching your budget! We’ve just uncovered 2 promising AI stocks trading for under $10/share, and they’re positioned for impressive growth in the coming months.👉[Click here to get your FREE report delivered instantly!] Get Ares Acquisition Co. II News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AACT 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AACT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Acquisition Co. IIHolding Offices IndustryUnclassified SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$681.25M$264.94M$108.12M$19.96BDividend YieldN/A7.57%5.20%3.49%P/E RatioN/A2.161.0736.42Price / SalesN/A155.741.2317.94Price / Cash40.3780.91100.1721.28Price / Book-32.0673.36519.864.59Net Income$16.92M$32.24M$2.82M$985.93M7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.21%-0.19%0.45%1 Month Performance0.37%-4.81%-3.22%1.05%1 Year Performance5.21%14.31%15.40%24.67% Ares Acquisition Co. II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AACTAres Acquisition Co. IIN/A$10.90-0.3%N/A+5.3%$681.25MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsCIXXFCI FinancialN/A$17.12-0.3%N/A+69.5%$2.47B$2.03B-51.892,390GCMGGCM Grosvenor1.7167 of 5 stars$11.50-7.5%$12.80+11.3%+47.3%$2.17B$445M0.00530DBRGDigitalBridge Group4.2 of 5 stars$11.75+0.1%$18.13+54.3%-29.1%$2.05B$1.50B16.08300Positive NewsWTWisdomTree2.457 of 5 stars$11.86+1.1%$12.25+3.3%+80.7%$1.73B$349.04M40.43270Insider TradeVREVeris Residential1.2455 of 5 stars$18.25-0.3%$17.50-4.1%+34.3%$1.70B$279.86M0.00197Dividend IncreaseNAVINavient3.7224 of 5 stars$14.78-0.2%$15.75+6.6%-12.6%$1.59B$4.83B21.424,500LADRLadder Capital4.5086 of 5 stars$11.62-0.3%$13.33+14.8%+4.8%$1.48B$534.41M15.2860SAFESafehold3.8938 of 5 stars$20.64+1.0%$28.22+36.7%+8.3%$1.47B$352.58M12.02120SILASila Realty Trust1.6869 of 5 stars$25.45+0.2%$29.00+13.9%N/A$1.40B$189.07M0.0048Dividend AnnouncementELMEElme Communities1.7064 of 5 stars$15.74-0.5%$17.33+10.1%+18.9%$1.39B$227.91M0.00100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CIXXF Competitors GCMG Competitors DBRG Competitors WT Competitors VRE Competitors NAVI Competitors LADR Competitors SAFE Competitors SILA Competitors ELME Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AACT) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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