Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MFIC or CCAP?

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
MidCap Financial Investment	$301.78M	3.93	$98.82M	$1.24	10.25
Crescent Capital BDC	$197.36M	N/A	$73.65M	$1.34	10.69

Does the media favor MFIC or CCAP?

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Crescent Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for Crescent Capital BDC. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Crescent Capital BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MidCap Financial Investment	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crescent Capital BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MFIC or CCAP?

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, MFIC or CCAP?

MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MFIC or CCAP a better dividend stock?

MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Crescent Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. MidCap Financial Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is MFIC or CCAP more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MidCap Financial Investment	33.21%	10.66%	4.52%
Crescent Capital BDC	26.20%	11.10%	4.96%

Do analysts rate MFIC or CCAP?

MidCap Financial Investment currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.11%. Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $17.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.86%. Given Crescent Capital BDC's 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
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Crescent Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

MidCap Financial Investment beats Crescent Capital BDC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.