Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Competitors $4.54 -0.12 (-2.47%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.54 +0.01 (+0.22%) As of 06:48 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ACRE vs. ARI, BRSP, BXMT, CIM, EFC, KREF, LADR, RC, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Ares Commercial Real Estate stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Commercial Real Estate include Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), Ready Capital (RC), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ares Commercial Real Estate vs. Its Competitors Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital Ready Capital Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Is ACRE or ARI more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.89% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Commercial Real Estate-20.22% -1.51% -0.46% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3.77%8.89%1.90% Does the media refer more to ACRE or ARI? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance had 5 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.63 indicating that Ares Commercial Real Estate is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Commercial Real Estate, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.58-$34.99M-$0.25-18.14Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.55-$119.64M-$0.03-331.50 Is ACRE or ARI a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% 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. Do insiders & institutionals believe in ACRE or ARI? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus price target of $5.58, indicating a potential upside of 22.93%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus price target of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ares Commercial Real Estate News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ACRE 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 ACRE 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 ACRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Commercial Real EstateREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$255.77M$1.41B$11.96B$20.63BDividend Yield12.90%12.99%5.59%3.68%P/E Ratio-18.1416.3819.1027.27Price / Sales3.583.2226.1155.15Price / CashN/A10.7421.3421.88Price / Book0.460.772.304.60Net Income-$34.99M$79.73M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-5.32%-0.72%-0.12%-0.80%1 Month Performance-6.59%3.12%3.56%3.55%1 Year Performance-40.17%-14.39%540.86%7.35% Ares Commercial Real Estate Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.04 of 5 stars$4.54-2.5%$5.58+22.9%-37.3%$255.77M$69.65M-18.143,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6213 of 5 stars$9.80-0.6%$10.13+3.3%-7.4%$1.37B$303.67M-326.67N/AAnalyst ForecastBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.2378 of 5 stars$5.11-3.0%$7.15+39.9%-22.9%$687.53M$244.77M7.8750BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0564 of 5 stars$19.46-1.9%$20.50+5.3%+3.5%$3.40B$1.77B-42.30N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.1446 of 5 stars$14.10-1.7%$15.50+9.9%-7.7%$1.16B$760.95M9.4040EFCEllington Financial2.2092 of 5 stars$13.01-1.1%$14.75+13.4%+1.9%$1.24B$136.41M9.23170KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.6424 of 5 stars$8.77-2.6%$11.88+35.4%-7.4%$610.26M$564.63M54.82N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsLADRLadder Capital4.8667 of 5 stars$10.92-1.0%$13.20+20.9%-6.2%$1.41B$506.84M13.3260RCReady Capital2.7563 of 5 stars$4.55-2.4%$6.96+52.9%-52.8%$794.56M$896.97M-2.61600News CoverageAnalyst RevisionRITMRithm Capital3.9614 of 5 stars$11.61-1.0%$13.56+16.8%+4.1%$6.22B$5.21B9.686,045News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.1464 of 5 stars$20.61-0.6%$21.83+5.9%+3.7%$7.04B$1.95B21.69290News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARI Alternatives BRSP Alternatives BXMT Alternatives CIM Alternatives EFC Alternatives KREF Alternatives LADR Alternatives RC Alternatives RITM Alternatives STWD 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:ACRE) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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