ArrowMark Financial (BANX) Competitors

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

Is BANX or ECC more profitable?

ArrowMark Financial has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -27.15%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 12.90% 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	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%

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 8.6%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.5%. Eagle Point Credit pays out -420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility and risk, BANX or ECC?

ArrowMark Financial has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BANX or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has higher 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	$97.61M	6.15	$85.49M	-$0.40	-19.50

Does the media refer more to BANX or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 2 more articles in the media than ArrowMark Financial. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for ArrowMark Financial. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat ArrowMark Financial's score of -1.89 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ArrowMark Financial	Very Negative
Eagle Point Credit	Positive

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

24.9% of ArrowMark Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ArrowMark Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats ArrowMark Financial on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.