MATH vs. PTMN, OFS, LRFC, ICMB, RAND, TURN, SFES, SVVC, ARCC, and GBDC
Should you be buying Metalpha Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metalpha Technology include Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), OFS Capital (OFS), Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC), Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), Rand Capital (RAND), 180 Degree Capital (TURN), Safeguard Scientifics (SFES), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), Ares Capital (ARCC), and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC). These companies are all part of the "investors, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) and Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
Portman Ridge Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Metalpha Technology.
In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Metalpha Technology. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance and 0 mentions for Metalpha Technology. Metalpha Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Portman Ridge Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Portman Ridge Finance received 38 more outperform votes than Metalpha Technology when rated by MarketBeat users.
Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of 0.00%. Metalpha Technology's return on equity of 15.21% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.
Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metalpha Technology has a beta of -0.68, indicating that its share price is 168% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Portman Ridge Finance currently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.56%. Given Metalpha Technology's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than Metalpha Technology.
30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Portman Ridge Finance beats Metalpha Technology on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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