Analyzing Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) & Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)

Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Boston Omaha and Sunrise Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Boston Omaha	$108.28 million	3.65	-$1.29 million	$0.03	418.33
Sunrise Realty Trust	$10.63 million	13.34	$6.87 million	$1.04	10.16

Sunrise Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Boston Omaha. Sunrise Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Boston Omaha	0.68%	0.14%	0.11%
Sunrise Realty Trust	59.41%	7.28%	4.44%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Boston Omaha and Sunrise Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Boston Omaha	0	1	1	0	2.50
Sunrise Realty Trust	0	0	3	1	3.25

Boston Omaha currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.36%. Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $13.1875, indicating a potential upside of 24.76%. Given Boston Omaha’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Sunrise Realty Trust.

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats Boston Omaha on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Boston Omaha

Boston Omaha Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the outdoor billboard advertising business in the southeast United States. It is also involved in the surety insurance and related brokerage, broadband, and asset management businesses. The company was formerly known as REO Plus, Inc. and changed its name to Boston Omaha Corporation in March 2015. Boston Omaha Corporation was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

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.