Contrasting Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK)

Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE:CWK) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Cushman & Wakefield and Sunrise Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cushman & Wakefield	0	4	6	0	2.60
Sunrise Realty Trust	1	1	2	0	2.25

Cushman & Wakefield currently has a consensus price target of $18.56, indicating a potential upside of 37.20%. Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.93%. Given Cushman & Wakefield’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cushman & Wakefield is more favorable than Sunrise Realty Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

95.6% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Cushman & Wakefield shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Cushman & Wakefield and Sunrise Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cushman & Wakefield	0.86%	15.02%	3.76%
Sunrise Realty Trust	62.48%	7.76%	4.85%

Risk and Volatility

Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cushman & Wakefield and Sunrise Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cushman & Wakefield	$10.29 billion	0.30	$88.20 million	$0.38	35.61
Sunrise Realty Trust	$22.82 million	5.52	$6.87 million	$1.09	8.61

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

Summary

Cushman & Wakefield beats Sunrise Realty Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cushman & Wakefield

Cushman & Wakefield Plc engages in the provision of commercial real estate services. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia Pacific (APAC). The Americas segment consists of operations located in the United States, Canada and key markets in Latin America. The EMEA segment includes operations in the UK, France, Netherlands and other markets in Europe and the Middle East. The APAC segment comprises of operations in Australia, Singapore, China and other markets in the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.