Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Competitors

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor ECC or CGBD?

In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 4 more articles in the media than Eagle Point Credit. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 1 mentions for Eagle Point Credit. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Carlyle Secured Lending's score of 0.86 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Carlyle Secured Lending	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ECC or CGBD more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 84.05% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 38.19%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 14.27% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Point Credit	84.05%	14.27%	10.23%
Carlyle Secured Lending	38.19%	12.80%	5.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECC or CGBD?

Eagle Point Credit received 96 more outperform votes than Carlyle Secured Lending when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.86% of users gave Eagle Point Credit an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Carlyle Secured Lending an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eagle Point Credit	Outperform Votes 283 68.86%	Underperform Votes 128 31.14%
Carlyle Secured Lending	Outperform Votes 187 57.72%	Underperform Votes 137 42.28%

Which has more risk & volatility, ECC or CGBD?

Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ECC or CGBD?

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ECC or CGBD?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Eagle Point Credit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Secured Lending, 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
Eagle Point Credit	$139.07M	5.59	$118.75M	$1.78	5.68
Carlyle Secured Lending	$101.09M	8.63	$92.28M	$1.69	10.17

Do analysts recommend ECC or CGBD?

Eagle Point Credit presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.80%. Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.87%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Carlyle Secured Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Carlyle Secured Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is ECC or CGBD a better dividend stock?

Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.6%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 94.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Eagle Point Credit is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.