ICMB vs. MSD, NNY, BANX, ECF, GGT, JHS, NAZ, KF, CXE, and GECC
Should you be buying Investcorp Credit Management BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investcorp Credit Management BDC include Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (MSD), Nuveen New York Municipal Valu (NNY), ArrowMark Financial (BANX), Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund (ECF), Gabelli Multimedia Trust (GGT), John Hancock Income Securities Trust (JHS), Nuveen Arizona Quality Municipal Income Fund (NAZ), The Korea Fund (KF), MFS High Income Municipal Trust (CXE), and Great Elm Capital Group (GECC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Investcorp Credit Management BDC vs. Its Competitors
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.
In the previous week, Investcorp Credit Management BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC and 0 mentions for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Investcorp Credit Management BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Investcorp Credit Management BDC.
Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a net margin of 29.82% compared to Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity of 6.51% beat Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund's return on equity.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays out 109.1% 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 increased 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.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Investcorp Credit Management BDC beats Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ICMB) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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