Sunrise Realty Trust (SUNS) Competitors

GAMCO Investors (NYSE:GAMI) and Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to GAMI or SUNS?

In the previous week, Sunrise Realty Trust had 1 more articles in the media than GAMCO Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sunrise Realty Trust and 1 mentions for GAMCO Investors. Sunrise Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat GAMCO Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Sunrise Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
GAMCO Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sunrise Realty Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is GAMI or SUNS more profitable?

Sunrise Realty Trust has a net margin of 62.04% compared to GAMCO Investors' net margin of 27.86%. GAMCO Investors' return on equity of 36.01% beat Sunrise Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GAMCO Investors	27.86%	36.01%	23.05%
Sunrise Realty Trust	62.04%	7.41%	4.43%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GAMI or SUNS?

3.3% of GAMCO Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 81.2% of GAMCO Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of Sunrise Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GAMI or SUNS?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
GAMCO Investors	$231.40M	2.31	$64.46M	$2.81	8.51
Sunrise Realty Trust	$10.63M	12.46	$6.87M	$1.01	9.77

Do analysts recommend GAMI or SUNS?

Sunrise Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 34.25%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than GAMCO Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GAMCO Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Sunrise Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is GAMI or SUNS a better dividend stock?

GAMCO Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Sunrise Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. GAMCO Investors pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sunrise Realty Trust pays out 118.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GAMCO Investors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats GAMCO Investors on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.