Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB) Competitors

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (NYSE:ECF) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is ECF or ICMB more profitable?

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a net margin of 38.05% compared to Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity of 5.59% beat Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	38.05%	5.59%	2.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, ECF or ICMB?

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ECF or ICMB?

35.9% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held 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.

Do analysts rate ECF or ICMB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ECF or ICMB?

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund	$26.44M	6.29	N/A	N/A	N/A
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$11.43M	3.62	$7.79M	$0.54	5.31

Is ECF or ICMB a better dividend stock?

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Investcorp Credit Management BDC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Investcorp Credit Management BDC is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor ECF or ICMB?

In the previous week, Investcorp Credit Management BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC and 0 mentions for Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund. Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Investcorp Credit Management BDC's score of -1.00 indicating that Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund	Neutral
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Negative

Summary

Investcorp Credit Management BDC beats Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.