ArrowMark Financial (BANX) Competitors

ArrowMark Financial (NASDAQ:BANX) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is BANX or ECC more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 6.73% compared to ArrowMark Financial's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 13.49% beat ArrowMark Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ArrowMark Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	6.73%	13.49%	8.59%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BANX or ECC?

24.9% of ArrowMark Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of ArrowMark Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend BANX or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 23.37%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than ArrowMark Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ArrowMark Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer BANX or ECC?

In the previous week, ArrowMark Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Eagle Point Credit. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for ArrowMark Financial and 3 mentions for Eagle Point Credit. ArrowMark Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.23 indicating that ArrowMark Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ArrowMark Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eagle Point Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BANX or ECC?

ArrowMark Financial has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BANX or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than ArrowMark Financial.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ArrowMark Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	3.01	$85.49M	$0.11	63.86

Is BANX or ECC a better dividend stock?

ArrowMark Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.9%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 1,527.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats ArrowMark Financial on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.