Critical Review: Henderson Land Development (OTCMKTS:HLDCY) vs. Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)

Henderson Land Development (OTCMKTS:HLDCY) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Risk & Volatility

Henderson Land Development has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Henderson Land Development and Sunrise Realty Trust”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Henderson Land Development	$2.63 billion	6.40	$807.15 million	N/A	N/A
Sunrise Realty Trust	$10.63 million	12.78	$6.87 million	$1.04	9.73

Henderson Land Development has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise Realty Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Henderson Land Development and Sunrise Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henderson Land Development	0	0	0	1	4.00
Sunrise Realty Trust	1	0	3	1	2.80

Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $13.19, indicating a potential upside of 30.31%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Henderson Land Development.

Dividends

Henderson Land Development pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 115.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson Land Development	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sunrise Realty Trust	59.41%	7.28%	4.44%

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats Henderson Land Development on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Henderson Land Development

Henderson Land Development Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the property development and investment activities in Hong Kong and Mainland China. The company operates through Property Development, Property Leasing, Department Stores and Supermarket-Cum-Stores Operations, Hotel Room Operation, Other Businesses, and Utility and Energy segments. The Property Development segment develops and sells real estate properties. Its property portfolio primarily includes offices, shopping arcades, shopping malls, commercial complexes, and residential properties. The Property Leasing segment leases properties. The Department Stores and Supermarket-Cum-Stores Operations segment operates and manages department stores and supermarket-cum-stores. The Hotel Room Operation segment operates hotel properties. The Other Businesses segment operates and manages hotels; provides construction, finance, project management, property management, agency, and cleaning and security guard services; and trades in building materials. It also engages in food and beverage, and travel operations. The Utility and Energy segment is involved in production, distribution, and marketing gas; and water supply and environmentally friendly energy businesses. Henderson Land Development Company Limited was founded in 1976 and is based in Central, Hong Kong. Henderson Land Development Company Limited is a subsidiary of Henderson Development Limited.

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.