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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current 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 presently has a consensus price target of $18.56, suggesting a potential upside of 38.23%. Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.07%. Given Cushman & Wakefield’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cushman & Wakefield is more favorable than Sunrise Realty Trust.

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%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Cushman & Wakefield and Sunrise Realty Trust”s top-line 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	35.34
Sunrise Realty Trust	$22.82 million	5.51	$6.87 million	$1.09	8.60

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.

Risk and Volatility

Cushman & Wakefield has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

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.