Great Elm Capital Group (GECC) Competitors

Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) and Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (NYSE:TYG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GECC or TYG?

Great Elm Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Capital Group	$39.32M	3.13	$3.55M	$0.40	26.65
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals believe in GECC or TYG?

38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.5% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Tortoise Energy Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GECC or TYG more profitable?

Great Elm Capital Group has a net margin of 10.40% compared to Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital Group's return on equity of 10.64% beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Capital Group	10.40%	10.64%	3.83%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GECC or TYG a better dividend stock?

Great Elm Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.9%. Tortoise Energy Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of $4.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Great Elm Capital Group pays out 370.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Elm Capital Group has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Great Elm Capital Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, GECC or TYG?

Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tortoise Energy Infrastructure has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GECC or TYG?

In the previous week, Great Elm Capital Group had 2 more articles in the media than Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Great Elm Capital Group and 0 mentions for Tortoise Energy Infrastructure. Great Elm Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Tortoise Energy Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Capital Group	Very Positive
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure	Neutral

Summary

Great Elm Capital Group beats Tortoise Energy Infrastructure on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.