Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) Competitors $8.36 +0.05 (+0.54%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.35 -0.01 (-0.12%) As of 04:03 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ARI vs. ARR, TWO, DX, PMT, CIM, MFA, RC, RWT, NYMT, and IVRShould you be buying Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance include ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR), Two Harbors Investment (TWO), Dynex Capital (DX), PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (PMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), MFA Financial (MFA), Ready Capital (RC), Redwood Trust (RWT), New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT), and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR). These companies are all part of the "mortgage reits" industry. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance vs. ARMOUR Residential REIT Two Harbors Investment Dynex Capital PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Chimera Investment MFA Financial Ready Capital Redwood Trust New York Mortgage Trust Invesco Mortgage Capital Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (NYSE:ARI) and ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARI or ARR? ARMOUR Residential REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance. ARMOUR Residential REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, 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$195.66M5.93-$119.64M-$0.95-8.79ARMOUR Residential REIT-$478K-2,383.15-$14.39M-$0.43-33.13 Is ARI or ARR more profitable? ARMOUR Residential REIT has a net margin of -2.61% compared to Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's net margin of -39.40%. ARMOUR Residential REIT's return on equity of 16.00% beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance-39.40% 9.37% 2.03% ARMOUR Residential REIT -2.61%16.00%1.65% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARI or ARR? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance received 57 more outperform votes than ARMOUR Residential REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.63% of users gave Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance an outperform vote while only 49.07% of users gave ARMOUR Residential REIT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformApollo Commercial Real Estate FinanceOutperform Votes32157.63% Underperform Votes23642.37% ARMOUR Residential REITOutperform Votes26449.07% Underperform Votes27450.93% Do analysts recommend ARI or ARR? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.70%. ARMOUR Residential REIT has a consensus price target of $20.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.91%. Given ARMOUR Residential REIT's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ARMOUR Residential REIT 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25ARMOUR Residential REIT 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARI or ARR? 54.4% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.2% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer ARI or ARR? In the previous week, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance both had 6 articles in the media. ARMOUR Residential REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance's score of 0.66 indicating that ARMOUR Residential REIT 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive ARMOUR Residential REIT 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARI or ARR a better dividend stock? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.2%. Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance pays out -105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ARMOUR Residential REIT pays out -669.8% 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. ARMOUR Residential REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, ARI or ARR? Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance beats ARMOUR Residential REIT on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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 {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 ARI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricApollo Commercial Real Estate FinanceReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$6.68B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield12.18%7.46%6.00%4.22%P/E Ratio-8.7957.1521.5831.15Price / Sales5.936.5025.4525.69Price / Cash22.7817.3217.6117.53Price / Book0.621.602.574.29Net Income-$119.64M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.74%-0.90%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-16.24%-8.67%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance-19.55%4.13%534.69%1.74% Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance1.9829 of 5 stars$8.36+0.5%$9.50+13.7%-21.1%$1.16B$195.66M-8.79N/AAnalyst UpgradeARRARMOUR Residential REIT3.8066 of 5 stars$14.42+2.3%$20.50+42.2%-20.1%$1.15B$-478,000.00-33.53N/AHigh Trading VolumeTWOTwo Harbors Investment3.5353 of 5 stars$10.89+1.8%$13.81+26.9%-7.3%$1.13B$510.75M5.16100DXDynex Capital3.9725 of 5 stars$11.69+2.6%$13.33+14.1%+1.3%$1.12B$150.40M7.9520Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumePMTPennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust3.4969 of 5 stars$12.58+3.2%$15.20+20.8%-4.5%$1.09B$183.53M9.461Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCIMChimera Investment4.4476 of 5 stars$11.03+3.1%$16.00+45.1%-7.9%$892.58M$257.93M10.2140MFAMFA Financial3.5327 of 5 stars$8.63+5.6%$13.70+58.7%-17.5%$884.78M$252.85M10.65350High Trading VolumeRCReady Capital3.0314 of 5 stars$4.48+1.1%$7.50+67.4%-46.9%$769.79M$27.35M-6.40600RWTRedwood Trust4.0114 of 5 stars$5.24+2.7%$7.83+49.5%-4.6%$696.83M$223.32M15.88300Positive NewsNYMTNew York Mortgage Trust3.7397 of 5 stars$5.45+2.3%$7.00+28.4%-20.8%$493.59M$241.49M-4.7870News CoverageIVRInvesco Mortgage Capital2.2644 of 5 stars$6.47+1.9%$10.00+54.6%-20.6%$422.32M$79.55M9.95N/AShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARMOUR Residential REIT Alternatives Two Harbors Investment Alternatives Dynex Capital Alternatives PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Ready Capital Alternatives Redwood Trust Alternatives New York Mortgage Trust Alternatives Invesco Mortgage Capital 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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