Ladder Capital (LADR) Competitors $11.08 -0.12 (-1.03%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.10 +0.03 (+0.27%) As of 07/15/2025 07:55 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 LADR vs. ACRE, ARI, BRSP, BXMT, CIM, EFC, KREF, MFA, RITM, and STWDShould you be buying Ladder Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ladder Capital include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), 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), MFA Financial (MFA), Rithm Capital (RITM), and Starwood Property Trust (STWD). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Ladder Capital vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance BrightSpire Capital Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust MFA Financial Rithm Capital Starwood Property Trust Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) and Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LADR or ACRE? 62.3% of Ladder Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Ladder Capital 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, LADR or ACRE? Ladder Capital has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LADR or ACRE? Ladder Capital presently has a consensus target price of $13.15, suggesting a potential upside of 18.74%. Ares Commercial Real Estate has a consensus target price of $5.58, suggesting a potential upside of 19.76%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Ladder Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ladder Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Ares Commercial Real Estate 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Is LADR or ACRE a better dividend stock? Ladder Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Ladder Capital pays out 112.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Commercial Real Estate is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor LADR or ACRE? In the previous week, Ladder Capital had 5 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ladder Capital and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ladder Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.70 indicating that Ladder Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ladder Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 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 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LADR or ACRE? Ladder Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ladder Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLadder Capital$261.13M5.43$108.25M$0.8213.51Ares Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.68-$34.99M-$0.25-18.62 Is LADR or ACRE more profitable? Ladder Capital has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Ladder Capital's return on equity of 7.82% beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ladder Capital21.81% 7.82% 2.42% Ares Commercial Real Estate -20.22%-1.51%-0.46% SummaryLadder Capital beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ladder Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LADR 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 LADR 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 LADR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLadder CapitalREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.43B$1.43B$12.10B$20.84BDividend Yield8.27%12.83%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio13.5116.2118.9927.17Price / Sales5.433.2726.3648.14Price / Cash7.9610.8921.6222.28Price / Book0.920.762.274.56Net Income$108.25M$79.73M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.05%-1.85%-0.69%-1.16%1 Month Performance4.61%1.90%2.92%3.18%1 Year Performance-7.79%-15.42%540.23%6.83% Ladder Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LADRLadder Capital4.8656 of 5 stars$11.08-1.0%$13.15+18.7%-6.2%$1.43B$261.13M13.5160ACREAres Commercial Real Estate3.0128 of 5 stars$4.69-5.1%$5.50+17.3%-37.3%$258.00M$69.65M-18.763,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6377 of 5 stars$9.80-0.6%$10.13+3.3%-7.4%$1.37B$179.60M-326.67N/AAnalyst ForecastBRSPBrightSpire Capital2.0784 of 5 stars$5.11-3.0%$7.15+39.9%-22.9%$666.66M$329.49M-9.1350BXMTBlackstone Mortgage Trust3.0557 of 5 stars$19.46-1.9%$20.50+5.3%+3.5%$3.34B$1.77B-42.30N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCIMChimera Investment4.1418 of 5 stars$14.10-1.7%$15.50+9.9%-7.7%$1.14B$760.95M9.4040EFCEllington Financial2.2027 of 5 stars$13.01-1.1%$14.75+13.4%+1.9%$1.23B$136.41M9.23170KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.6395 of 5 stars$8.77-2.6%$11.88+35.4%-7.4%$594.69M$564.63M54.82N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMFAMFA Financial4.0068 of 5 stars$9.53-2.2%$12.92+35.5%-19.6%$978.25M$723.97M9.72350RITMRithm Capital3.9535 of 5 stars$11.61-1.0%$13.56+16.8%+4.1%$6.15B$5.21B9.686,045Analyst ForecastSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.1496 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 Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives BrightSpire Capital Alternatives Blackstone Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Alternatives MFA Financial 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:LADR) 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 | 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 | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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