AACT vs. APLE, FCPT, OUT, SSRM, NSA, GCMG, IVT, ABR, DBRG, and GNL
Should you be buying Ares Acquisition Corporation II stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ares Acquisition Corporation II include Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), Silver Standard Resources (SSRM), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), and Global Net Lease (GNL). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry.
Ares Acquisition Corporation II vs. Its Competitors
Ares Acquisition Corporation II (NYSE:AACT) and Apple Hospitality REIT (NYSE:APLE) are both trading companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a net margin of 13.38% compared to Ares Acquisition Corporation II's net margin of 0.00%. Apple Hospitality REIT's return on equity of 5.84% beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's return on equity.
Apple Hospitality REIT has higher revenue and earnings than Ares Acquisition Corporation II.
Ares Acquisition Corporation II has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple Hospitality REIT has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Apple Hospitality REIT has a consensus target price of $15.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.19%. Given Apple Hospitality REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple Hospitality REIT is more favorable than Ares Acquisition Corporation II.
73.0% of Ares Acquisition Corporation II shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.7% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Apple Hospitality REIT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Apple Hospitality REIT had 1 more articles in the media than Ares Acquisition Corporation II. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Apple Hospitality REIT and 3 mentions for Ares Acquisition Corporation II. Apple Hospitality REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Ares Acquisition Corporation II's score of 0.33 indicating that Apple Hospitality REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Apple Hospitality REIT beats Ares Acquisition Corporation II on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:AACT) was last updated on 6/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff