Analyzing Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR)

Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and Rexford Industrial Realty (NYSE:REXR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Rexford Industrial Realty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise Realty Trust	$250,000.00	413.58	$230,000.00	N/A	N/A
Rexford Industrial Realty	$797.83 million	13.03	$238.02 million	$1.20	39.45

Rexford Industrial Realty has higher revenue and earnings than Sunrise Realty Trust.

Dividends

Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays an annual dividend of $1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Rexford Industrial Realty pays out 139.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Profitability

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Rexford Industrial Realty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rexford Industrial Realty	30.71%	3.31%	2.30%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Sunrise Realty Trust and Rexford Industrial Realty, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise Realty Trust	0	0	1	0	3.00
Rexford Industrial Realty	1	4	5	0	2.40

Sunrise Realty Trust currently has a consensus target price of $17.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.29%. Rexford Industrial Realty has a consensus target price of $52.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.90%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Rexford Industrial Realty.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.5% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Rexford Industrial Realty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rexford Industrial Realty beats Sunrise Realty Trust on 7 of the 13 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 Rexford Industrial Realty

Rexford Industrial creates value by investing in, operating and redeveloping industrial properties throughout infill Southern California, the world's fourth largest industrial market and consistently the highest-demand with lowest-supply major market in the nation. The Company's highly differentiated strategy enables internal and external growth opportunities through its proprietary value creation and asset management capabilities. Rexford Industrial's high-quality, irreplaceable portfolio comprises 371 properties with approximately 45.0 million rentable square feet occupied by a stable and diverse tenant base. Structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "REXR," Rexford Industrial is an S&P MidCap 400 Index member.