Comparing Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) & Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX)

Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta (NYSE:VTMX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Dividends

Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 110.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta pays out 850.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sunrise Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise Realty Trust	$22.82 million	5.98	$6.87 million	$1.09	9.33
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	$271.81 million	9.66	$223.35 million	$0.02	1,552.25

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta shares are held by institutional investors. 24.8% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are held 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Sunrise Realty Trust and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise Realty Trust	1	0	3	1	2.80
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	2	2	2	0	2.00

Sunrise Realty Trust presently has a consensus target price of $13.13, indicating a potential upside of 29.12%. Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a consensus target price of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta.

Risk and Volatility

Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise Realty Trust	62.48%	7.76%	4.85%
Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta	1.83%	0.19%	0.12%

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Corporacion Inmobiliaria Vesta

Corporación Inmobiliaria Vesta, S.A.B. de C.V., together with its subsidiaries, acquires, develops, manages, operates, and leases industrial buildings and distribution facilities in Mexico. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.