Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) & Next (OTCMKTS:NXCLF) Head to Head Comparison

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

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise Realty Trust	$21.57 million	4.72	$12.14 million	$0.94	8.01
Next	$188.62 million	1.05	$35.62 million	$0.09	17.11

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

Volatility & Risk

Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Next has a beta of -0.2, meaning that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise Realty Trust	56.29%	7.70%	5.35%
Next	21.21%	11.14%	7.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Sunrise Realty Trust and Next, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise Realty Trust	2	1	0	0	1.33
Next	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sunrise Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 16.20%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Next.

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats Next on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Next

LIFULL Co.,Ltd. provides real estate information services in Japan and internationally. It offers LIFULL HOME'S, a site of real estate and housing information; LIFULL Revitalize Rural Japan that suggests new lifestyles to people in Japan based on the refurbishment of abandoned houses; LIFULL Move, which provides rankings and reviews of moving companies; LIFULL Nursing Care, a special care facility searching web service; and LIFULL Investment, a money lending website. The company also provides LIFULL FaM that enables working mothers balance childcare with work while pursuing a career; LIFULL Storage, a storage space searching web service; LIFULL HUB, a shared office; LIFULL Fab for design and craftsmanship; and LIFULL Table, a gallery and open space for photography, exhibitions, press releases, and workshops. In addition, it offers LivingAnywhere Commons, a community to live; instant house products; Trovit, an aggregation website providing information on items, including real estate and housing, used cars, recruitment, and mail orders; and Mitula, a site that provides information in real estate and housing, used cars, recruitment, and fashion. The company was formerly known as NEXT Co., Ltd. and changed its name to LIFULL Co.,Ltd. in April 2017. LIFULL Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.