Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS – Get Free Report) and Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk and earnings.
Dividends
Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.8%. Manhattan Bridge Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 123.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manhattan Bridge Capital pays out 104.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manhattan Bridge Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations for Sunrise Realty Trust and Manhattan Bridge Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Manhattan Bridge Capital | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Volatility & Risk
Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Manhattan Bridge Capital has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Manhattan Bridge Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | $21.57 million | 4.77 | $12.14 million | $0.97 | 7.84 |
| Manhattan Bridge Capital | $8.67 million | 5.13 | $5.11 million | $0.42 | 9.26 |
Sunrise Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Manhattan Bridge Capital. Sunrise Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manhattan Bridge Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Manhattan Bridge Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | 53.33% | 8.25% | 4.90% |
| Manhattan Bridge Capital | 58.30% | 11.02% | 7.59% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
21.8% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Manhattan Bridge Capital beats Sunrise Realty Trust on 9 of the 16 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 Manhattan Bridge Capital
Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., a real estate finance company, originates, services, and manages a portfolio of first mortgage loans in the United States. The company offers short-term, secured, and non-banking loans to real estate investors to fund acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation, or development of residential or commercial properties. Its loans are secured by collateral consisting of real estate and accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the borrowers. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust. As a result, it would not be subject to corporate income tax on that portion of its net income that is distributed to shareholders. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Great Neck, New York.
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