Pearl Holdings Acquisition (PRLH) Competitors

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) and Pearl Holdings Acquisition (NASDAQ:PRLH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in REFI or PRLH?

25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of Pearl Holdings Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 69.8% of Pearl Holdings Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, REFI or PRLH?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Pearl Holdings Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$54.78M	5.64	$38.71M	$1.88	7.87
Pearl Holdings Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is REFI or PRLH more profitable?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 64.57% compared to Pearl Holdings Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 13.17% beat Pearl Holdings Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	64.57%	13.17%	10.10%
Pearl Holdings Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, REFI or PRLH?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pearl Holdings Acquisition has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in REFI or PRLH?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance received 14 more outperform votes than Pearl Holdings Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	Outperform Votes 14 73.68%	Underperform Votes 5 26.32%
Pearl Holdings Acquisition	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor REFI or PRLH?

In the previous week, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance had 4 more articles in the media than Pearl Holdings Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance and 0 mentions for Pearl Holdings Acquisition. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Pearl Holdings 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
Pearl Holdings Acquisition	Neutral

Do analysts rate REFI or PRLH?

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.23%. Given Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance is more favorable than Pearl Holdings Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Pearl Holdings Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance beats Pearl Holdings Acquisition on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.