Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) Competitors $13.44 +0.13 (+0.94%) As of 11:18 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock REFI vs. UNIT, SAFE, USAR, DEA, CSR, SBR, FBRT, ORC, NXRT, and PAXShould you be buying Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance include Uniti Group (UNIT), Safehold (SAFE), USA Rare Earth (USAR), Easterly Government Properties (DEA), Centerspace (CSR), Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR), Franklin BSP Realty Trust (FBRT), Orchid Island Capital (ORC), NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), and Patria Investments (PAX). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors Uniti Group Safehold USA Rare Earth Easterly Government Properties Centerspace Sabine Royalty Trust Franklin BSP Realty Trust Orchid Island Capital NexPoint Residential Trust Patria Investments Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) and Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation & earnings, REFI or UNIT? Uniti Group has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Uniti Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance$54.95M5.13$37.04M$1.887.15Uniti Group$1.17B1.08$93.41M$0.2619.71 Do institutionals and insiders believe in REFI or UNIT? 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Uniti Group shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Uniti Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is REFI or UNIT more profitable? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 67.78% compared to Uniti Group's net margin of 5.45%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 12.17% beat Uniti Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance67.78% 12.17% 9.18% Uniti Group 5.45%-2.60%1.23% Do analysts prefer REFI or UNIT? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.86%. Uniti Group has a consensus price target of $5.95, indicating a potential upside of 16.10%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than Uniti Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Uniti Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, REFI or UNIT? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uniti Group has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor REFI or UNIT? In the previous week, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Uniti Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and 1 mentions for Uniti Group. Uniti Group's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's score of 0.51 indicating that Uniti Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Uniti Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats Uniti Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for REFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding REFI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart REFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChicago Atlantic Real Estate FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$281.42M$7.96B$12.13B$9.47BDividend Yield14.12%4.81%5.56%4.04%P/E Ratio7.1419.1519.2219.90Price / Sales5.136.1926.5292.15Price / Cash7.3623.2718.5528.17Price / Book0.852.892.335.77Net Income$37.04M$308.89M$997.29M$257.79M7 Day Performance-3.62%9.10%0.73%2.77%1 Month Performance-5.19%24.30%5.08%14.17%1 Year Performance-16.14%28.56%542.48%20.71% Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)REFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance3.37 of 5 stars$13.44+0.9%$20.00+48.9%-16.9%$281.42M$54.95M7.14N/AUNITUniti Group1.7856 of 5 stars$4.70+3.8%$5.95+26.6%+29.8%$1.15B$1.17B18.08750SAFESafehold4.2482 of 5 stars$15.42+0.5%$22.33+44.8%-33.3%$1.11B$365.68M10.56120USARUSA Rare EarthN/A$11.85+10.6%$16.00+35.0%N/A$1.08BN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeDEAEasterly Government Properties2.4 of 5 stars$23.43+0.8%$27.69+18.2%-32.7%$1.05B$302.05M55.7950Positive NewsCSRCenterspace2.3051 of 5 stars$60.21+0.2%$71.56+18.8%-15.3%$1.01B$260.98M-53.76470SBRSabine Royalty Trust0.8114 of 5 stars$66.85+0.7%N/A+3.9%$974.67M$83.17M12.542,020FBRTFranklin BSP Realty Trust3.7271 of 5 stars$10.940.0%$15.30+39.9%-23.8%$899.02M$534.36M16.08N/AORCOrchid Island Capital2.5311 of 5 stars$7.07-1.2%N/A-16.7%$895.21M$241.58M17.662,018Upcoming EarningsNXRTNexPoint Residential Trust4.827 of 5 stars$34.23+0.3%$43.58+27.3%-16.6%$865.39M$259.70M-26.743PAXPatria Investments2.9443 of 5 stars$13.41-1.8%$14.00+4.4%+10.5%$813.20M$390.10M26.82390News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Uniti Group Competitors Safehold Competitors USA Rare Earth Competitors Easterly Government Properties Competitors Centerspace Competitors Sabine Royalty Trust Competitors Franklin BSP Realty Trust Competitors Orchid Island Capital Competitors NexPoint Residential Trust Competitors Patria Investments Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:REFI) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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