Critical Comparison: Fangdd Network Group (NASDAQ:DUO) versus Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS)

Sunrise Realty Trust (NASDAQ:SUNS) and Fangdd Network Group (NASDAQ:DUO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Sunrise Realty Trust and Fangdd Network Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sunrise Realty Trust	2	1	0	0	1.33
Fangdd Network Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Sunrise Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.73%. Given Sunrise Realty Trust’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Sunrise Realty Trust is more favorable than Fangdd Network Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sunrise Realty Trust	54.82%	8.33%	5.28%
Fangdd Network Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Sunrise Realty Trust and Fangdd Network Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sunrise Realty Trust	$21.57 million	5.21	$12.14 million	$0.99	8.39
Fangdd Network Group	$50.74 million	0.47	-$12.11 million	N/A	N/A

Sunrise Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fangdd Network Group.

Risk & Volatility

Sunrise Realty Trust has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fangdd Network Group has a beta of 3.13, meaning that its share price is 213% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sunrise Realty Trust beats Fangdd Network Group on 7 of the 9 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 Fangdd Network Group

Fangdd Network Group Ltd., an investment holding company, provides real estate information services through online platform in the People's Republic of China. It operates Property Cloud, a software as a service solution for real estate sellers. The company also operates platforms for real estate agents, including Duoduo Sales, which offers real estate agents with instant access to marketplace functionalities and allows them to conduct transactions on the go; Duoduo Cloud Sales, which connects agents to property database and buyer base, allowing them to source, manage, and complete transactions online; and provides online and offline, and project-specific training and guidance services. In addition, it operates Fangduoduo that offers personalized services to potential real estate buyers; and provides information matching, asset management, and real estate agency services. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, the People's Republic of China.