Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP) Competitors

Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do analysts prefer CCAP or MFIC?

Crescent Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.66%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $13.30, indicating a potential upside of 7.52%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than MidCap Financial Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media favor CCAP or MFIC?

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Crescent Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 1 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Crescent Capital BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Crescent Capital BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MidCap Financial Investment	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CCAP or MFIC?

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CCAP or MFIC more profitable?

MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 30.60% compared to Crescent Capital BDC's net margin of 24.12%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 10.55% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	24.12%	10.55%	4.68%
MidCap Financial Investment	30.60%	10.44%	4.41%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCAP or MFIC?

MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Crescent Capital BDC. MidCap Financial Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Capital BDC, 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
Crescent Capital BDC	$197.36M	N/A	$73.65M	$1.20	13.11
MidCap Financial Investment	$301.78M	3.82	$98.82M	$1.08	11.45

Is CCAP or MFIC a better dividend stock?

Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Crescent Capital BDC pays out 140.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 140.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crescent Capital BDC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, CCAP or MFIC?

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats MidCap Financial Investment on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.