GCP Asset Backed Income (GABI) Competitors

Bluefield Solar Income Fund (LON:BSIF) and GCP Asset Backed Income (LON:GABI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

Does the media favor BSIF or GABI?

In the previous week, Bluefield Solar Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than GCP Asset Backed Income. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Bluefield Solar Income Fund and 0 mentions for GCP Asset Backed Income. Bluefield Solar Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat GCP Asset Backed Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Bluefield Solar Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	Positive
GCP Asset Backed Income	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, BSIF or GABI?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCP Asset Backed Income has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BSIF or GABI?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund received 49 more outperform votes than GCP Asset Backed Income when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave GCP Asset Backed Income an outperform vote while only 60.11% of users gave Bluefield Solar Income Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	Outperform Votes 113 60.11%	Underperform Votes 75 39.89%
GCP Asset Backed Income	Outperform Votes 64 66.67%	Underperform Votes 32 33.33%

Is BSIF or GABI more profitable?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund has a net margin of 129.55% compared to GCP Asset Backed Income's net margin of 63.69%. GCP Asset Backed Income's return on equity of 3.75% beat Bluefield Solar Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	129.55%	-1.19%	0.96%
GCP Asset Backed Income	63.69%	3.75%	3.11%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BSIF or GABI?

GCP Asset Backed Income has higher revenue and earnings than Bluefield Solar Income Fund. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCP Asset Backed Income, 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
Bluefield Solar Income Fund	-£7.22M	-77.82	-£9.36M	-£1.57	-60.35
GCP Asset Backed Income	£9.82M	14.31	£6.26M	£2.90	22.48

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BSIF or GABI?

59.7% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.6% of GCP Asset Backed Income shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Bluefield Solar Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.8% of GCP Asset Backed Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BSIF or GABI a better dividend stock?

Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. GCP Asset Backed Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Bluefield Solar Income Fund pays out -574.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GCP Asset Backed Income pays out 206.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bluefield Solar Income Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

GCP Asset Backed Income beats Bluefield Solar Income Fund on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.