Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) Head to Head Review

Webull (NASDAQ:BULL) and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (NASDAQ:REFI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Webull and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Webull	4.34%	34.33%	1.47%
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	55.54%	11.98%	8.46%

Volatility & Risk

Webull has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

92.5% of Webull shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.5% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.0% of Webull shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Webull and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Webull	$571.00 million	6.80	$24.77 million	($1.18)	-6.19
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	$55.39 million	4.33	$36.01 million	$1.44	7.86

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Webull. Webull is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Webull and Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Webull	1	1	2	1	2.60
Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance	1	1	0	1	2.33

Webull currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 78.08%. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance has a consensus price target of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.67%. Given Webull’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Webull is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance.

Summary

Webull beats Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Webull

Webull Corp. engages in the provision of financial services. It offers trading, wealth management product distribution, market data and information, user community, and investor education. The company was founded by An Quan Wang in 2016 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

About Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate finance company in the United States. The company engages in originating, structuring, and investing in first mortgage loans and alternative structured financings secured by commercial real estate properties. Its portfolio primarily includes offers senior loans to state-licensed operators in the cannabis industry. The company has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.