Starwood Property Trust (STWD) Competitors $20.74 +0.11 (+0.51%) As of 01:21 PM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STWD vs. ACRE, ARI, BXMT, CIM, EFC, KREF, LADR, MFA, NLY, and RITMShould you be buying Starwood Property Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starwood Property Trust include Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE), Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI), Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT), Chimera Investment (CIM), Ellington Financial (EFC), KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), Ladder Capital (LADR), MFA Financial (MFA), Annaly Capital Management (NLY), and Rithm Capital (RITM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Starwood Property Trust vs. Its Competitors Ares Commercial Real Estate Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Blackstone Mortgage Trust Chimera Investment Ellington Financial KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Ladder Capital MFA Financial Annaly Capital Management Rithm Capital Ares Commercial Real Estate (NYSE:ACRE) and Starwood Property Trust (NYSE:STWD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is ACRE or STWD more profitable? Starwood Property Trust has a net margin of 17.26% compared to Ares Commercial Real Estate's net margin of -20.22%. Starwood Property Trust's return on equity of 8.87% 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% Starwood Property Trust 17.26%8.87%0.94% Does the media favor ACRE or STWD? In the previous week, Starwood Property Trust had 15 more articles in the media than Ares Commercial Real Estate. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Starwood Property Trust and 2 mentions for Ares Commercial Real Estate. Starwood Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Ares Commercial Real Estate's score of 0.70 indicating that Starwood Property 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 Starwood Property Trust 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ACRE or STWD? Starwood Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Commercial Real Estate. Ares Commercial Real Estate is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starwood Property Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Commercial Real Estate$69.65M3.57-$34.99M-$0.25-18.06Starwood Property Trust$1.95B3.61$359.93M$0.9521.81 Is ACRE or STWD 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%. Starwood Property Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Ares Commercial Real Estate pays out -240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starwood Property Trust pays out 202.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate ACRE or STWD? Ares Commercial Real Estate currently has a consensus target price of $5.58, suggesting a potential upside of 23.48%. Starwood Property Trust has a consensus target price of $22.08, suggesting a potential upside of 6.61%. Given Ares Commercial Real Estate's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ares Commercial Real Estate is more favorable than Starwood Property 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) 1.83Starwood Property Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Which has more volatility and risk, ACRE or STWD? Ares Commercial Real Estate has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starwood Property Trust has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ACRE or STWD? 41.3% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.8% of Starwood Property Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Ares Commercial Real Estate shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Starwood Property Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryStarwood Property Trust beats Ares Commercial Real Estate on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Starwood Property Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STWD 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 STWD 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 STWD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarwood Property TrustREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.03B$1.42B$12.01B$20.53BDividend Yield9.19%12.82%5.55%3.65%P/E Ratio21.8116.2218.9927.07Price / Sales3.613.5926.5352.05Price / Cash10.5210.8921.6222.28Price / Book1.030.762.284.56Net Income$359.93M$79.73M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance-0.26%-1.78%-0.68%-1.54%1 Month Performance3.24%2.01%2.93%2.75%1 Year Performance2.65%-15.32%540.23%6.39% Starwood Property Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STWDStarwood Property Trust3.1406 of 5 stars$20.74+0.5%$22.08+6.5%+3.7%$7.04B$1.95B21.83290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastACREAres Commercial Real Estate2.9118 of 5 stars$4.69-5.1%$5.50+17.3%-37.3%$258.00M$69.65M-18.763,200ARIApollo Commercial Real Estate Finance2.6232 of 5 stars$9.80-0.6%$10.13+3.3%-7.4%$1.37B$179.60M-326.67N/AAnalyst ForecastBXMTBlackstone 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$760.95M9.4040Positive NewsEFCEllington Financial2.203 of 5 stars$13.01-1.1%$14.75+13.4%+1.9%$1.23B$136.41M9.23170KREFKKR Real Estate Finance Trust4.6396 of 5 stars$8.77-2.6%$11.88+35.4%-7.4%$594.69M$564.63M54.82N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsLADRLadder Capital4.866 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 Capital3.9509 of 5 stars$11.61-1.0%$13.56+16.8%+4.1%$6.15B$5.21B9.686,045Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Commercial Real Estate Alternatives Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance Alternatives Blackstone Mortgage Trust Alternatives Chimera Investment Alternatives Ellington Financial Alternatives KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Alternatives Ladder Capital Alternatives MFA Financial Alternatives Annaly Capital Management Alternatives Rithm 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:STWD) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRevolutionary 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 | SponsoredThe Robotics Revolution has arrived … and one $7 stock could take off as a result.Something big is brewing in Washington. 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