Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Competitors $6.90 -0.09 (-1.29%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends ACRE vs. LAND, ORC, WSR, AHH, ARI, TWO, CIM, RC, PMT, and MFAShould you be buying Ares Commercial Real Estate stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Commercial Real Estate include Gladstone Land (LAND), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), Whitestone REIT (WSR), Armada Hoffler Properties (AHH), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ready Capital (RC), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), and MFA Financial (MFA). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ares Commercial Real Estate vs. Gladstone Land Orchid Island Capital Whitestone REIT Armada Hoffler Properties Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Two Harbors Investment Chimera Investment Ready Capital PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust MFA Financial Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership. Is ACRE or LAND more profitable? Gladstone Land has a net margin of 16.45% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -95.81%. Gladstone Land's return on equity of 2.05% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Commercial Real Estate-95.81% -5.10% -1.44% Gladstone Land 16.45%2.05%1.07% Is ACRE or LAND a better dividend stock? Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Gladstone Land pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Land pays out -215.4% 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 LAND? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of Gladstone Land shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of Gladstone Land shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, ACRE or LAND? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Land has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ACRE or LAND? Gladstone Land has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Commercial Real Estate. Gladstone Land 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$88.96M4.23-$38.87M-$1.18-5.85Gladstone Land$90.40M4.80$14.56M-$0.26-46.12 Do analysts rate ACRE or LAND? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus target price of $7.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.90%. Gladstone Land has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.27%. Given Gladstone Land's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gladstone Land is more favorable than Ares Commercial Real Estate.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Commercial Real Estate 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71Gladstone Land 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ACRE or LAND? Gladstone Land received 45 more outperform votes than Ares Commercial Real Estate when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.50% of users gave Gladstone Land an outperform vote while only 59.32% of users gave Ares Commercial Real Estate an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres Commercial Real EstateOutperform Votes31559.32% Underperform Votes21640.68% Gladstone LandOutperform Votes36069.50% Underperform Votes15830.50% Does the media favor ACRE or LAND? In the previous week, Gladstone Land had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gladstone Land and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Gladstone Land's score of 0.47 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 Gladstone Land 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGladstone Land beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ReticulateThere is a little known company that is changing warfareWith geo - political instability around the world investors are flocking to defense contract stocks. There is a little known company that is changing warfare. With the backing of U.S. government contracts, this startup is reshaping the future of the U.S. military.Click here to gain instant access to one of the most exclusive pre-ipo opportunities in the market t 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 {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 ACRE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAres Commercial Real EstateReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$376.33M$7.49B$10.83B$19.83BDividend Yield14.05%6.51%5.96%3.50%P/E Ratio-5.8543.4730.7441.90Price / Sales4.236.70106.2920.68Price / Cash7.3817.8030.4821.65Price / Book0.671.863.804.66Net Income-$38.87M$145.32M$996.08M$983.45M7 Day Performance-4.70%-2.86%-0.06%-2.12%1 Month Performance1.62%-3.96%1.97%-0.47%1 Year Performance-29.95%16.69%25.14%24.69% Ares Commercial Real Estate Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.0174 of 5 stars$6.90-1.3%$7.10+2.9%-29.9%$376.34M$1.81M-5.852,800Short Interest ↓LANDGladstone Land3.2747 of 5 stars$11.96-0.1%N/A-17.3%$432.83M$90.40M-46.0070News CoverageORCOrchid Island Capital3.7851 of 5 stars$7.81+0.6%N/A+10.2%$612.46M$177.57M7.442,018Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑WSRWhitestone REIT2.8732 of 5 stars$14.23-0.1%N/A+31.0%$720.75M$146.97M34.7176Analyst ForecastNews CoverageAHHArmada Hoffler Properties3.3797 of 5 stars$10.93+0.6%N/A+3.1%$978.67M$667.16M-52.05164Short Interest ↑ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6994 of 5 stars$9.05-0.7%N/A-14.7%$1.25B$344.59M-9.84N/AAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓TWOTwo Harbors Investment3.1009 of 5 stars$11.53-0.3%N/A-14.3%$1.20B$480.36M-2.39100Short Interest ↑CIMChimera Investment4.2934 of 5 stars$14.72flatN/A-2.1%$1.19B$772.90M4.4640Short Interest ↑RCReady Capital3.1782 of 5 stars$6.96-1.6%N/A-29.1%$1.17B$945.81M-9.94350Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust3.983 of 5 stars$13.02-0.3%N/A-5.6%$1.13B$429.02M9.571Positive NewsMFAMFA Financial2.85 of 5 stars$11.01+0.1%N/A+6.0%$1.12B$605.60M6.92377Short Interest ↑Negative News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LAND Alternatives ORC Alternatives WSR Alternatives AHH Alternatives ARI Alternatives TWO Alternatives CIM Alternatives RC Alternatives PMT Alternatives MFA Alternatives 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:ACRE) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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