Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT) Competitors $11.16 -0.02 (-0.13%) Closing price 03/27/2025 03:52 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.19 +0.04 (+0.31%) As of 03/27/2025 06:42 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AACT vs. OUT, GCMG, ABR, IVT, SSRM, GNL, DBRG, ELME, VRE, and LADRShould you be buying Ares Acquisition Co. II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Acquisition Co. II include OUTFRONT Media (OUT), GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), SSR Mining (SSRM), Global Net Lease (GNL), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), Elme Communities (ELME), Veris Residential (VRE), and Ladder Capital (LADR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Ares Acquisition Co. II vs. OUTFRONT Media GCM Grosvenor Arbor Realty Trust InvenTrust Properties SSR Mining Global Net Lease DigitalBridge Group Elme Communities Veris Residential Ladder Capital Ares Acquisition Co. II (NYSE:AACT) and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) are both finance, insurance, and real estate companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AACT or OUT? OUTFRONT Media received 289 more outperform votes than Ares Acquisition Co. II when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres Acquisition Co. IIN/AN/AOUTFRONT MediaOutperform Votes28957.68% Underperform Votes21242.32% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AACT or OUT? 72.9% of Ares Acquisition Co. II shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of OUTFRONT Media shares are held 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 better valuation & earnings, AACT or OUT? Ares Acquisition Co. II has higher earnings, but lower revenue than OUTFRONT Media. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Acquisition Co. IIN/AN/A$16.92MN/AN/AOUTFRONT Media$1.83B1.49-$430.40M$1.4711.12 Is AACT or OUT more profitable? OUTFRONT Media has a net margin of 13.30% compared to Ares Acquisition Co. II's net margin of 0.00%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 40.33% beat Ares Acquisition Co. II's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Acquisition Co. IIN/A -128.65% 5.02% OUTFRONT Media 13.30%40.33%4.54% Do analysts prefer AACT or OUT? OUTFRONT Media has a consensus target price of $19.48, suggesting a potential upside of 19.11%. Given OUTFRONT Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe OUTFRONT Media is more favorable than Ares Acquisition Co. II.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Acquisition Co. II 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00OUTFRONT Media 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to AACT or OUT? In the previous week, OUTFRONT Media had 7 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Co. II. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for OUTFRONT Media and 4 mentions for Ares Acquisition Co. II. Ares Acquisition Co. II's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat OUTFRONT Media's score of 0.43 indicating that Ares Acquisition Co. II is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Acquisition Co. II 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive OUTFRONT Media 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryOUTFRONT Media beats Ares Acquisition Co. II on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 IndustryFinance, Insurance, And Real Estate SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$697.19M$446.21M$135.20M$19.62BDividend YieldN/A7.51%N/A3.74%P/E RatioN/A2.211.6433.60Price / SalesN/A61.39N/A27.47Price / Cash40.8769.0136.7617.54Price / Book-34.863.58N/A4.60Net Income$16.92M$35.22M$3.80M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.36%3.07%14.28%-0.16%1 Month Performance0.81%0.18%10.46%-1.99%1 Year Performance5.63%21.23%14.30%4.91% Ares Acquisition Co. II Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AACTAres Acquisition Co. IIN/A$11.16-0.1%N/A+5.6%$697.19MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeOUTOUTFRONT Media3.2281 of 5 stars$16.53+0.9%$19.48+17.9%-4.8%$2.76B$1.83B11.782,375GCMGGCM Grosvenor1.9196 of 5 stars$13.02+1.0%$14.10+8.3%+44.7%$2.46B$523.47M434.00530News CoverageABRArbor Realty Trust2.279 of 5 stars$12.22-1.5%$13.75+12.5%-10.3%$2.32B$625.94M10.27630IVTInvenTrust Properties1.3664 of 5 stars$29.09+1.5%$32.00+10.0%+15.3%$2.25B$273.97M161.62110Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSSRMSSR Mining2.381 of 5 stars$10.99+2.5%$9.93-9.6%+158.9%$2.22B$995.62M-8.522,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGNLGlobal Net Lease3.6865 of 5 stars$8.18+1.4%$9.50+16.2%+4.4%$1.89B$805.01M-8.701DBRGDigitalBridge Group4.7271 of 5 stars$9.59+0.3%$16.61+73.3%-52.6%$1.67B$607.03M319.50300Analyst ForecastNews CoverageELMEElme Communities1.5392 of 5 stars$17.43+1.0%$17.67+1.4%+25.2%$1.53B$241.94M-124.46100Positive NewsVREVeris Residential1.5775 of 5 stars$16.45+1.9%$18.75+14.0%+12.0%$1.53B$271.07M-96.78220Positive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.8247 of 5 stars$11.60-0.6%$13.29+14.6%+5.4%$1.47B$277.48M13.4860Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OUT Competitors GCMG Competitors ABR Competitors IVT Competitors SSRM Competitors GNL Competitors DBRG Competitors ELME Competitors VRE Competitors LADR 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:AACT) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredWhy Elon put $51 million into thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredEx CIA predicts 40% “double crash” – April 11The scientists here don’t study deadly viruses… directed energy weapons… or even weather control technology… ...Paradigm Press | SponsoredA $6.9 Trillion Cash Tsunami Is Coming – Move Your Money NOWExpert: "Prepare For the Mother of All Melt-Ups" In the wake of Wall Street volatility, stock-picking legen...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump’s Bitcoin Reserve is No Accident…Bryce Paul believes this is the #1 coin to buy right now The catalyst behind this surge is a massive new b...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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