Monroe Capital (MRCC) Competitors

Monroe Capital (NASDAQ:MRCC) and Boston Omaha (NYSE:BOC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Do analysts recommend MRCC or BOC?

Monroe Capital currently has a consensus price target of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 13.81%. Boston Omaha has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.12%. Given Boston Omaha's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Boston Omaha is more favorable than Monroe Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monroe Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Boston Omaha	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, MRCC or BOC?

Monroe Capital has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boston Omaha has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MRCC or BOC?

In the previous week, Monroe Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Boston Omaha. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Monroe Capital and 1 mentions for Boston Omaha. Boston Omaha's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Monroe Capital's score of 1.01 indicating that Boston Omaha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monroe Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Boston Omaha	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, MRCC or BOC?

Monroe Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Boston Omaha. Monroe Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boston Omaha, 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
Monroe Capital	$12.19M	11.91	$370K	$0.33	20.30
Boston Omaha	$110.45M	4.01	-$7M	$0.03	469.10

Is MRCC or BOC more profitable?

Monroe Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Boston Omaha's net margin of -9.73%. Monroe Capital's return on equity of 12.14% beat Boston Omaha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monroe Capital	20.97%	12.14%	4.75%
Boston Omaha	-9.73%	-1.76%	-1.38%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MRCC or BOC?

60.4% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Monroe Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Boston Omaha shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRCC or BOC?

Monroe Capital received 347 more outperform votes than Boston Omaha when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.60% of users gave Monroe Capital an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Boston Omaha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monroe Capital	Outperform Votes 354 64.60%	Underperform Votes 194 35.40%
Boston Omaha	Outperform Votes 7 38.89%	Underperform Votes 11 61.11%

Summary

Monroe Capital beats Boston Omaha on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.