Southport Acquisition (PORT) Competitors $11.80 -15.30 (-56.46%) As of 09/10/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PORT vs. REFI, CEPO, SBXD, NREF, PLMK, NETD, OACC, FRGE, ENPC, and SVCCShould you be buying Southport Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southport Acquisition include Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI), Cantor Equity Partners (CEPO), SilverBox Corp IV (SBXD), NexPoint Real Estate Finance (NREF), Plum Acquisition Corp. IV (PLMK), Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (NETD), Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences (OACC), Forge Global (FRGE), Executive Network Partnering (ENPC), and Stellar V Capital (SVCC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Southport Acquisition vs. Its Competitors Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Cantor Equity Partners SilverBox Corp IV NexPoint Real Estate Finance Plum Acquisition Corp. IV Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences Forge Global Executive Network Partnering Stellar V Capital Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) and Southport Acquisition (NYSE:PORT) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend REFI or PORT? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.88%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than Southport Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Southport Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is REFI or PORT more profitable? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 67.95% compared to Southport Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 12.32% beat Southport Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance67.95% 12.32% 9.03% Southport Acquisition N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in REFI or PORT? 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Southport Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.5% of Southport Acquisition shares are owned 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. Does the media prefer REFI or PORT? In the previous week, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance had 4 more articles in the media than Southport Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and 0 mentions for Southport Acquisition. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Southport Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance Positive Southport Acquisition Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, REFI or PORT? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southport Acquisition has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, REFI or PORT? Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Southport Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance$54.95M4.65$37.04M$1.836.63Southport AcquisitionN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A SummaryChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats Southport Acquisition on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Southport Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PORT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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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 PORT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthport AcquisitionHolding Offices IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$68.30M$239.44M$6.29B$21.35BDividend YieldN/A3.13%4.30%3.58%P/E RatioN/A0.171,331.8628.87Price / SalesN/A456.821,351.6891.96Price / CashN/A123.70127.6024.53Price / BookN/A7.363.524.51Net IncomeN/A-$12.18M$1.22B$1.01B7 Day PerformanceN/A1.57%-0.07%-3.39%1 Month PerformanceN/A16.47%2.55%-0.11%1 Year PerformanceN/A323.97%40.26%11.74% Southport Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PORTSouthport AcquisitionN/A$11.80-56.5%N/A+7.3%$68.30MN/A0.002,021Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeREFIChicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance4.3263 of 5 stars$12.59-1.6%$20.00+58.9%-19.9%$269.54M$54.95M6.88N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCEPOCantor Equity PartnersN/A$10.47+0.1%N/AN/A$266.73MN/A0.002Positive NewsSBXDSilverBox Corp IVN/A$10.50+0.2%N/AN/A$266.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastNREFNexPoint Real Estate Finance3.864 of 5 stars$14.15-0.2%$14.75+4.3%-11.3%$251.30M$72.51M5.871News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPLMKPlum Acquisition Corp. IVN/A$10.32-0.1%N/AN/A$250.19MN/A0.002Positive NewsNETDNabors Energy Transition Corp. II2.695 of 5 stars$11.27+0.1%N/A+5.5%$239.33MN/A59.29N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓OACCOaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life SciencesN/A$10.54+0.3%N/AN/A$235.69MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastFRGEForge Global3.5791 of 5 stars$16.13-4.6%$35.50+120.2%-11.6%$229.86M$90.84M-3.033News CoverageAnalyst ForecastENPCExecutive Network PartneringN/A$5.41-1.8%N/A-9.3%$227.30MN/A0.001High Trading VolumeSVCCStellar V CapitalN/A$10.30+0.3%N/AN/A$222.63MN/A0.003News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies REFI Competitors CEPO Competitors SBXD Competitors NREF Competitors PLMK Competitors NETD Competitors OACC Competitors FRGE Competitors ENPC Competitors SVCC 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 (NYSE:PORT) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenIf you're a futures trader (or want to be one), this could be the biggest shift you'll ever see in the prop fi...Neuro Street Trading Academy | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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