CMFN vs. SUNS, RBKB, JHS, GOCO, GGT, MPA, ALTS, NAZ, KF, and SBFG
Should you be buying CM Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CM Finance include Sunrise Realty Trust (SUNS), Rhinebeck Bancorp (RBKB), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), GoHealth (GOCO), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA), ALT5 Sigma (ALTS), Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ), The Korea Fund (KF), and SB Financial Group (SBFG). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
CM Finance vs. Its Competitors
Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and CM Finance (NASDAQ:CMFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Sunrise Realty Trust had 7 more articles in the media than CM Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Sunrise Realty Trust and 0 mentions for CM Finance. Sunrise Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat CM Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Sunrise Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
CM Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise Realty Trust. CM Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunrise Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. CM Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 36.4%. 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. CM Finance pays out 71.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CM Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
44.5% of CM Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.8% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of CM Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Sunrise Realty Trust has a net margin of 59.41% compared to CM Finance's net margin of -13.35%. CM Finance's return on equity of 11.75% beat Sunrise Realty Trust's return on equity.
Sunrise Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $13.19, indicating a potential upside of 19.02%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than CM Finance.
Summary
Sunrise Realty Trust beats CM Finance on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:CMFN) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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