Comparing Broad Street Realty (OTCMKTS:BRST) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)

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

Risk & Volatility

Broad Street Realty has a beta of 2.79, indicating that its share price is 179% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Broad Street Realty	81.10%	-561.27%	9.86%
Sunrise Realty Trust	62.48%	7.76%	4.85%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Broad Street Realty and Sunrise Realty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Broad Street Realty	$41.35 million	0.01	-$10.55 million	$0.18	0.08
Sunrise Realty Trust	$10.63 million	11.70	$6.87 million	$1.09	8.50

Sunrise Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Broad Street Realty. Broad Street 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Broad Street Realty and Sunrise Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Broad Street Realty	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sunrise Realty Trust	1	1	2	1	2.60

Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $12.75, suggesting a potential upside of 37.54%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Broad Street Realty.

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats Broad Street Realty on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Broad Street Realty

Broad Street Realty, Inc. owns, operates, develops, and redevelops grocery-anchored shopping centers, street retail-based properties, and mixed-use assets in the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Colorado. The company provides commercial real estate brokerage services for owned and third-party offices, and industrial and retail operators and tenants, as well as leases its properties. It also offers oversight of day-to-day operations, coordination, tenant improvements, and building services; and real estate management and engineering services to property owners, as well as provides tenant representation, property and asset management, construction-related services, real estate sales and acquisition, and other financing services. Broad Street Realty, Inc. is based in Reston, Virginia.

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.