ACRES Commercial Realty (NYSE:ACR – Get Free Report) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty and Sunrise Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ACRES Commercial Realty | 22.62% | 2.42% | 0.58% |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | 53.33% | 8.24% | 5.03% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
40.0% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of ACRES Commercial Realty shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk and Volatility
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for ACRES Commercial Realty and Sunrise Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ACRES Commercial Realty | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
ACRES Commercial Realty presently has a consensus target price of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 61.38%. Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.56%. Given ACRES Commercial Realty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe ACRES Commercial Realty is more favorable than Sunrise Realty Trust.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares ACRES Commercial Realty 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 | |
| ACRES Commercial Realty | $79.95 million | 1.35 | $21.32 million | ($1.12) | -13.56 |
| Sunrise Realty Trust | $21.57 million | 4.89 | $12.14 million | $0.99 | 7.88 |
ACRES Commercial Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise Realty Trust. ACRES Commercial Realty 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.
About ACRES Commercial Realty
ACRES Commercial Realty Corp., a real estate investment trust (REIT), focuses on the origination, holding, and management of commercial real estate mortgage loans and equity investments in commercial real estate property in the United States. It invests in commercial real estate-related assets, including floating-rate first mortgage loans, first priority interests in first mortgage loans, subordinated interests in first mortgage loans, mezzanine financing, preferred equity investments, and commercial mortgage-backed securities. 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 Exantas Capital Corp. and changed its name to ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. in February 2021. ACRES Commercial Realty Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Uniondale, New York.
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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