American Strategic Investment (NYSE:NYC – Get Free Report) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
48.0% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of American Strategic Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares American Strategic Investment and Sunrise Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| American Strategic Investment | $61.57 million | 0.67 | -$140.59 million | ($55.99) | -0.28 |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | $10.63 million | 13.85 | $6.87 million | $1.01 | 10.86 |
Sunrise Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Strategic Investment. American Strategic Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunrise Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for American Strategic Investment and Sunrise Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| American Strategic Investment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.25 |
Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 20.78%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than American Strategic Investment.
Profitability
This table compares American Strategic Investment and Sunrise Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| American Strategic Investment | -242.43% | -30.42% | -5.34% |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | 62.04% | 7.41% | 4.43% |
Summary
Sunrise Realty Trust beats American Strategic Investment on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About American Strategic Investment
American Strategic Investment Co. (NYSE: NYC) owns a portfolio of high-quality commercial real estate located within the five boroughs of New York City.
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.
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