Comparing Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) & Top KingWin (NASDAQ:WAI)

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) and Top KingWin (NASDAQ:WAI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and Top KingWin”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$55.39 million	4.51	$36.01 million	$1.68	7.06
Top KingWin	$8.04 million	0.44	-$24.02 million	N/A	N/A

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Top KingWin.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and Top KingWin, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	0	2	0	1	2.67
Top KingWin	1	0	0	0	1.00

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.04%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than Top KingWin.

Risk and Volatility

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.23, meaning that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Top KingWin has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and Top KingWin’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	65.01%	11.94%	8.59%
Top KingWin	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.4% of Top KingWin shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats Top KingWin on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate finance company in the United States. The company engages in originating, structuring, and investing in first mortgage loans and alternative structured financings secured by commercial real estate properties. Its portfolio primarily includes offers senior loans to state-licensed operators in the cannabis industry. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

About Top KingWin

Top KingWin Ltd is a provider of capital market related education and support services, as well as advisory and transaction services principally in China. Top KingWin Ltd is based in GUANGZHOU, China.