Reviewing Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) & Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI)

Colliers International Group (NASDAQ:CIGI) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Colliers International Group has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Colliers International Group pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.1%. Colliers International Group pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 121.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Colliers International Group and Sunrise Realty Trust”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Colliers International Group	$5.56 billion	0.93	$103.10 million	$1.62	62.72
Sunrise Realty Trust	$21.57 million	4.98	$12.14 million	$0.99	8.02

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Colliers International Group and Sunrise Realty Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Colliers International Group	1	2	7	1	2.73
Sunrise Realty Trust	2	1	0	0	1.33

Colliers International Group presently has a consensus target price of $159.11, indicating a potential upside of 56.61%. Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $8.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.77%. Given Colliers International Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Colliers International Group is more favorable than Sunrise Realty Trust.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

80.1% of Colliers International Group shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Colliers International Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Colliers International Group and Sunrise Realty Trust’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Colliers International Group	1.45%	20.31%	4.43%
Sunrise Realty Trust	54.82%	8.33%	5.28%

Summary

Colliers International Group beats Sunrise Realty Trust on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Colliers International Group

Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company offers outsourcing and advisory services, such as engineering and project management, property management, valuation, and other services, as well as loan servicing for commercial real estate clients. It also provides property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management, and construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management, and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company offers corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; workplace strategy; property marketing services; transaction brokerage services, including sales and leasing for corporations, financial institutions, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, governments, and individuals; and capital markets services for property sales, debt finance, mortgage investment banking services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services. Further, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. Colliers International Group Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.