Financial Review: OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) versus Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)

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

Dividends

OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. OUTFRONT Media pays out 87.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for OUTFRONT Media and Sunrise Realty Trust, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OUTFRONT Media	0	3	2	0	2.40
Sunrise Realty Trust	0	0	1	0	3.00

OUTFRONT Media presently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential upside of 2.94%. Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.08%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OUTFRONT Media	13.30%	40.33%	4.54%
Sunrise Realty Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares OUTFRONT Media and Sunrise Realty Trust”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OUTFRONT Media	$1.82 billion	1.70	-$430.40 million	$1.37	13.65
Sunrise Realty Trust	$250,000.00	410.81	$230,000.00	N/A	N/A

Sunrise Realty Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OUTFRONT Media.

Summary

OUTFRONT Media beats Sunrise Realty Trust on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About OUTFRONT Media

OUTFRONT leverages the power of technology, location, and creativity to connect brands with consumers outside of their homes through one of the largest and most diverse sets of billboard, transit, and mobile assets in North America. Through its technology platform, OUTFRONT will fundamentally change the ways advertisers engage audiences on-the-go.

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.