CCAP vs. MFIC, BCSF, GSBD, AOD, AGD, AWP, THQ, THW, AVK, and AFB
Should you be buying Crescent Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crescent Capital BDC include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Aberdeen Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD), Abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund (AGD), abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund (AWP), Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ), Abrdn World Healthcare Fund (THW), Advent Convertible and Income Fund (AVK), and AllianceBernstein National Municipal Income Fund (AFB). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Crescent Capital BDC vs. Its Competitors
MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 122.6% 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 pays out 125.4% 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. MidCap Financial Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.
MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 33.21% compared to Crescent Capital BDC's net margin of 26.20%. Crescent Capital BDC's return on equity of 11.10% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.
In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Crescent Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC. Crescent Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat MidCap Financial Investment's score of 0.58 indicating that Crescent Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned 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.
MidCap Financial Investment presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.61%. Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $17.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.16%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than MidCap Financial Investment.
Summary
Crescent Capital BDC beats MidCap Financial Investment on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CCAP) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
