PhenixFIN (MCC) Competitors

First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) and PhenixFIN (NYSE:MCC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to FCCO or MCC?

In the previous week, First Community had 1 more articles in the media than PhenixFIN. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Community and 0 mentions for PhenixFIN. PhenixFIN's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Community's score of 0.00 indicating that First Community is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Community	Very Positive
PhenixFIN	Neutral

Do analysts recommend FCCO or MCC?

First Community currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.39%. Given PhenixFIN's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Community is more favorable than PhenixFIN.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Community	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
PhenixFIN	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FCCO or MCC?

First Community has higher revenue and earnings than PhenixFIN. PhenixFIN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Community, 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
First Community	$83.12M	1.49	$11.84M	$1.43	11.35
PhenixFIN	$46.30M	2.68	-$96.57M	-$0.68	-66.91

Is FCCO or MCC more profitable?

First Community has a net margin of 12.32% compared to First Community's net margin of -391.54%. PhenixFIN's return on equity of 8.69% beat First Community's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Community	12.32%	8.69%	0.61%
PhenixFIN	-391.54%	-8.08%	-3.81%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCCO or MCC?

61.3% of First Community shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of First Community shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of PhenixFIN shares are held 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.

Is FCCO or MCC a better dividend stock?

First Community pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. PhenixFIN pays an annual dividend of $2.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. First Community pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PhenixFIN pays out -308.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Community has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. PhenixFIN is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FCCO or MCC?

PhenixFIN received 177 more outperform votes than First Community when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave PhenixFIN an outperform vote while only 44.82% of users gave First Community an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Community	Outperform Votes 173 44.82%	Underperform Votes 213 55.18%
PhenixFIN	Outperform Votes 350 63.87%	Underperform Votes 198 36.13%

Which has more volatility & risk, FCCO or MCC?

First Community has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhenixFIN has a beta of 1.8, indicating that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Community beats PhenixFIN on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.