Comparing AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCN) & Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)

Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and AGNC Investment (NASDAQ:AGNCN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and AGNC Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise Realty Trust	54.82%	8.33%	5.28%
AGNC Investment	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Sunrise Realty Trust and AGNC Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise Realty Trust	1	2	0	0	1.67
AGNC Investment	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sunrise Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.91%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than AGNC Investment.

Dividends

Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.3%. AGNC Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 121.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and AGNC Investment”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise Realty Trust	$21.57 million	4.92	$12.14 million	$0.99	7.93
AGNC Investment	$2.40 billion	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Sunrise Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AGNC Investment.

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats AGNC Investment on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sunrise Realty Trust

Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. engages in commercial real estate (CRE) lending business. It focuses on originating CRE debt investments and providing capital to borrowers and sponsors with transitional business plans collateralized by CRE assets. The company intends to create a diversified investment portfolio, targeting investments in senior mortgage loans, mezzanine loans, whole loans, B-notes, CMBS, and debt-like preferred equity securities across CRE asset classes. Sunrise Realty Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2023 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About AGNC Investment

AGNC Investment Corp. provides private capital to housing market in the United States. It invests in residential mortgage pass-through securities and collateralized mortgage obligations for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the United States government-sponsored enterprise or by the United States government agency. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was formerly known as American Capital Agency Corp. and changed its name to AGNC Investment Corp. in September 2016. AGNC Investment Corp. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.