Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) Competitors $4.54 +0.14 (+3.07%) As of 02:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, NLY, RC, 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), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Ready Capital (RC), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "reit - mtge trust" industry. 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 Annaly Capital Management Ready 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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. 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$69.65M3.56-$34.99M-$0.34-13.24Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.59-$119.64M-$0.14-71.68 Is ACRE or ARI more profitable? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a net margin of -1.49% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -29.57%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 8.42% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Commercial Real Estate-29.57% -5.44% -1.78% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance -1.49%8.42%1.74% 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 13.3%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -176.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -714.3% 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 analysts rate ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus target price of $5.31, indicating a potential upside of 17.98%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a consensus target price of $10.31, indicating a potential upside of 2.77%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or ARI? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ACRE or ARI? In the previous week, Ares Commercial Real Estate had 1 more articles in the media than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate and 4 mentions for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of -0.10 indicating that Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Commercial Real Estate 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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$246.72M$1.50B$12.45B$20.90BDividend Yield14.42%13.07%5.63%3.65%P/E Ratio-13.1913.1819.6228.77Price / Sales3.564.2827.3559.67Price / CashN/A10.6421.3222.93Price / Book0.470.802.245.44Net Income-$34.99M$79.73M$1.00B$994.60M7 Day Performance9.16%2.21%1.93%2.49%1 Month Performance-4.90%-0.54%1.77%1.46%1 Year Performance-34.17%-7.80%545.13%15.82% Ares Commercial Real Estate Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.4071 of 5 stars$4.54+3.1%$5.31+17.1%-33.7%$249.47M$69.65M-13.343,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6084 of 5 stars$9.92-1.0%$10.31+4.0%+0.9%$1.39B$303.67M-70.82N/APositive NewsBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.0745 of 5 stars$5.35+0.3%$6.79+27.1%+3.5%$692.87M$244.77M-24.3050BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.3216 of 5 stars$18.63-1.4%$20.00+7.4%+11.1%$3.24B$1.77B-266.07N/APositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.2573 of 5 stars$13.32-0.9%$15.50+16.4%-5.1%$1.09B$760.95M10.5740Earnings ReportEFCEllington Financial3.0004 of 5 stars$13.15+1.3%$14.30+8.8%+6.0%$1.23B$136.41M10.60170News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionKREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.3129 of 5 stars$9.04-2.2%$11.95+32.3%-12.3%$606.85M$564.63M-13.69N/APositive NewsLADRLadder Capital4.7232 of 5 stars$11.03-0.7%$12.75+15.6%-2.6%$1.41B$506.84M15.7560NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.432 of 5 stars$20.42-0.9%$20.72+1.5%+4.3%$13.23B$4.84B20.21160News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeRCReady Capital3.2948 of 5 stars$3.80-6.8%$6.04+59.2%-54.2%$693.96M$896.97M-2.05600Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.5632 of 5 stars$19.73-0.7%$21.70+10.0%+3.5%$7.30B$1.95B18.10290Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARI Alternatives BRSP Alternatives BXMT Alternatives CIM Alternatives EFC Alternatives KREF Alternatives LADR Alternatives NLY Alternatives RC 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 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan 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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