Sunrise Realty Trust (SUNS) Competitors

Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

Do analysts rate SUNS or PBT?

Sunrise Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.35%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Permian Basin Royalty Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to SUNS or PBT?

In the previous week, Sunrise Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Permian Basin Royalty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sunrise Realty Trust and 2 mentions for Permian Basin Royalty Trust. Sunrise Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Permian Basin Royalty Trust's score of 1.34 indicating that Sunrise Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sunrise Realty Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SUNS or PBT a better dividend stock?

Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Permian Basin Royalty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 118.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Permian Basin Royalty Trust pays out 30.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SUNS or PBT?

28.9% of Permian Basin Royalty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.8% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SUNS or PBT more profitable?

Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a net margin of 93.60% compared to Sunrise Realty Trust's net margin of 62.04%. Permian Basin Royalty Trust's return on equity of 12,661.40% beat Sunrise Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise Realty Trust	62.04%	7.41%	4.43%
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	93.60%	12,661.40%	593.31%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SUNS or PBT?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise Realty Trust	$10.63M	13.67	$6.87M	$1.01	10.72
Permian Basin Royalty Trust	$24.14M	24.90	$25.42M	$0.49	26.32

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust and Permian Basin Royalty Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.