WhiteHorse Finance (WHF) Competitors

Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) and WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CSWC or WHF?

WhiteHorse Finance received 79 more outperform votes than Capital Southwest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.70% of users gave Capital Southwest an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave WhiteHorse Finance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Capital Southwest	Outperform Votes 240 61.70%	Underperform Votes 149 38.30%
WhiteHorse Finance	Outperform Votes 319 61.11%	Underperform Votes 203 38.89%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CSWC or WHF?

Capital Southwest has higher revenue and earnings than WhiteHorse Finance. Capital Southwest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WhiteHorse Finance, 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
Capital Southwest	$178.13M	6.13	$83.39M	$1.64	13.97
WhiteHorse Finance	$103.26M	2.49	$20.41M	$0.45	24.60

Do analysts recommend CSWC or WHF?

Capital Southwest currently has a consensus price target of $25.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.03%. WhiteHorse Finance has a consensus price target of $12.38, indicating a potential upside of 11.79%. Given Capital Southwest's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Capital Southwest is more favorable than WhiteHorse Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Capital Southwest	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
WhiteHorse Finance	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Is CSWC or WHF a better dividend stock?

Capital Southwest pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. WhiteHorse Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Capital Southwest pays out 141.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WhiteHorse Finance pays out 342.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer CSWC or WHF?

In the previous week, WhiteHorse Finance had 3 more articles in the media than Capital Southwest. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for WhiteHorse Finance and 9 mentions for Capital Southwest. Capital Southwest's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat WhiteHorse Finance's score of 0.03 indicating that Capital Southwest is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capital Southwest	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WhiteHorse Finance	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CSWC or WHF?

Capital Southwest has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WhiteHorse Finance has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSWC or WHF more profitable?

Capital Southwest has a net margin of 37.77% compared to WhiteHorse Finance's net margin of 10.65%. Capital Southwest's return on equity of 15.54% beat WhiteHorse Finance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Southwest	37.77%	15.54%	7.71%
WhiteHorse Finance	10.65%	12.68%	5.51%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CSWC or WHF?

23.4% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Capital Southwest beats WhiteHorse Finance on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.