MFIC vs. MUC, MQY, GAM, QQQX, HQH, SLRC, CET, MYI, PHK, and NXP
Should you be buying MidCap Financial Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MidCap Financial Investment include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), General American Investors (GAM), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), SLR Investment (SLRC), Central Securities (CET), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.
28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 41.19% compared to BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's net margin of 0.00%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 11.51% beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's return on equity.
MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund.
MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 12 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 0.82 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 86.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus price target of $15.04, indicating a potential downside of 4.25%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund.
MidCap Financial Investment received 5 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
MidCap Financial Investment beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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