Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN) Competitors

Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN) and Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (NASDAQ:NETD) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, LOAN or NETD?

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LOAN or NETD?

Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Manhattan Bridge Capital. Manhattan Bridge Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II, 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
Manhattan Bridge Capital	$9.69M	6.35	$5.59M	$0.47	11.44
Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II	N/A	N/A	$11.95M	$0.19	59.45

Do insiders & institutionals believe in LOAN or NETD?

21.8% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.5% of Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.5% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor LOAN or NETD?

In the previous week, Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II had 3 more articles in the media than Manhattan Bridge Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II and 2 mentions for Manhattan Bridge Capital. Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Manhattan Bridge Capital's score of 1.51 indicating that Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manhattan Bridge Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is LOAN or NETD more profitable?

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a net margin of 59.04% compared to Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II's net margin of 0.00%. Manhattan Bridge Capital's return on equity of 12.68% beat Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Bridge Capital	59.04%	12.68%	8.07%
Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II	N/A	-50.62%	2.33%

Summary

Manhattan Bridge Capital beats Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.