Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) Competitors $19.73 +0.05 (+0.23%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.82 +0.10 (+0.50%) As of 07:59 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock BXMT vs. ACRE, ARI, BRSP, EFC, FBRT, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, and STWDShould you be buying Blackstone Mortgage Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone Mortgage Trust include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), BrightSpire Capital (BRSP), Ellington Financial (EFC), Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "reit - mtge trust" industry. Blackstone Mortgage Trust vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Ellington Financial Franklin BSP Realty Trust KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Starwood Property Trust Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Blackstone Mortgage Trust (NYSE:BXMT) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ACRE or BXMT? Ares Commercial Real Estate has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Blackstone Mortgage Trust 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-$0.25-18.14Blackstone Mortgage Trust$1.77B1.91-$204.09M-$0.46-42.88 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ACRE or BXMT? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Blackstone Mortgage Trust 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. Do analysts rate ACRE or BXMT? Ares Commercial Real Estate presently has a consensus price target of $5.58, suggesting a potential upside of 22.93%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a consensus price target of $20.58, suggesting a potential upside of 4.35%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Blackstone Mortgage Trust.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) 1.83Blackstone Mortgage Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is ACRE or BXMT more profitable? Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a net margin of -4.99% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's return on equity of 6.74% 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% Blackstone Mortgage Trust -4.99%6.74%1.23% Is ACRE or BXMT 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%. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackstone Mortgage Trust pays out -408.7% 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. Does the media favor ACRE or BXMT? In the previous week, Blackstone Mortgage Trust had 8 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Blackstone Mortgage Trust and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Blackstone Mortgage Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.70 indicating that Blackstone Mortgage Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news 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 Blackstone Mortgage Trust 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ACRE or BXMT? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Mortgage Trust has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBlackstone Mortgage Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blackstone Mortgage Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BXMT 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 BXMT 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 BXMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstone Mortgage TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.38B$1.41B$11.96B$20.63BDividend Yield9.55%12.99%5.59%3.68%P/E Ratio-42.8816.3819.1027.27Price / Sales1.913.2226.1155.15Price / Cash10.3410.7421.3421.88Price / Book0.900.772.304.60Net Income-$204.09M$79.73M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.13%-0.72%-0.12%-0.80%1 Month Performance2.61%3.12%3.56%3.55%1 Year Performance1.21%-14.39%540.86%7.35% Blackstone Mortgage Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0564 of 5 stars$19.73+0.2%$20.58+4.4%+3.5%$3.38B$1.77B-42.88N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.04 of 5 stars$4.69-5.1%$5.50+17.3%-37.3%$271.73M$69.65M-18.763,200ARIApollo 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$244.77M-9.1350EFCEllington Financial2.2092 of 5 stars$13.01-1.1%$14.75+13.4%+1.9%$1.24B$136.41M9.23170FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.8827 of 5 stars$10.72-1.9%$15.30+42.7%-18.1%$898.61M$210.45M15.76N/AAnalyst RevisionKREFKKR 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$506.84M13.3260MFAMFA Financial4.015 of 5 stars$9.53-2.2%$12.92+35.5%-19.6%$999.84M$723.97M9.72350NLYAnnaly Capital Management3.736 of 5 stars$19.33-0.8%$21.00+8.6%-4.6%$11.65B$4.84B21.72160Upcoming EarningsSTWDStarwood 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 ACRE Alternatives ARI Alternatives BRSP Alternatives EFC Alternatives FBRT Alternatives KREF Alternatives LADR Alternatives MFA Alternatives NLY 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:BXMT) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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