Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $9.87 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 11:17 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARI vs. ACRE, BRSP, BXMT, CIM, EFC, LADR, MFA, NLY, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is ARI or ACRE 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 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance3.77% 8.89% 1.90% Ares Commercial Real Estate -20.22%-1.51%-0.46% Is ARI or ACRE a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARI or ACRE? Ares Commercial Real Estate has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance$303.67M4.51-$119.64M-$0.03-328.87Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.59-$34.99M-$0.25-18.18 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARI or ACRE? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor ARI or ACRE? 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 news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 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 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 Do analysts rate ARI or ACRE? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus price target of $10.31, suggesting a potential upside of 4.53%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus price target of $5.58, suggesting a potential upside of 22.66%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher possible upside, 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 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Which has more risk and volatility, ARI or ACRE? 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. Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ARI 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 ARI 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 ARI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApollo Commercial Real Estate FinanceREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.38B$1.42B$12.03B$20.57BDividend Yield10.01%12.82%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio-330.1716.3319.0627.20Price / Sales4.513.5026.5153.21Price / Cash23.1210.8921.6222.28Price / Book0.730.762.294.57Net Income-$119.64M$79.73M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.64%-1.23%-0.39%-1.11%1 Month Performance0.77%2.55%3.25%3.24%1 Year Performance-8.77%-14.89%540.57%6.80% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6277 of 5 stars$9.87+0.1%$10.31+4.5%-7.4%$1.38B$303.67M-330.17N/AAnalyst ForecastACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.9164 of 5 stars$4.69-5.1%$5.50+17.3%-37.3%$258.00M$69.65M-18.763,200BRSPBrightSpire Capital2.2324 of 5 stars$5.11-3.0%$7.15+39.9%-22.9%$666.66M$329.49M-9.1350BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0533 of 5 stars$19.46-1.9%$20.50+5.3%+3.5%$3.34B$1.77B-42.30N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.1448 of 5 stars$14.10-1.7%$15.50+9.9%-7.7%$1.14B$760.95M9.4040EFCEllington Financial2.203 of 5 stars$13.01-1.1%$14.75+13.4%+1.9%$1.23B$136.41M9.23170LADRLadder Capital4.8647 of 5 stars$10.92-1.0%$13.20+20.9%-6.2%$1.40B$506.84M13.3260MFAMFA Financial4.0108 of 5 stars$9.53-2.2%$12.92+35.5%-19.6%$978.25M$723.97M9.72350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.734 of 5 stars$19.33-0.8%$21.00+8.6%-4.6%$11.55B$4.84B21.72160Upcoming EarningsRITMRithm Capital3.9539 of 5 stars$11.61-1.0%$13.56+16.8%+4.1%$6.15B$5.21B9.686,045Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.1416 of 5 stars$20.61-0.6%$21.83+5.9%+3.7%$7.00B$1.95B21.69290Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Alternatives BrightSpire Capital Alternatives Blackstone Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives Ladder Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Annaly Capital Management Alternatives Rithm Capital Alternatives Starwood Property Trust 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:ARI) 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 | SponsoredRevolutionary AI Tech Targets Early Diabetic Blindness Detection FDA Trial UnderwayTiny Stock, Massive Potential— this company’s AI platform is a game changer for healthcare!Interactive Offers | 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 | Sponsored3..2..1.. 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