MRCC vs. CRESY, CMTG, BOC, MLP, DOUG, ARL, SRG, AOMR, RMAX, and STRS
Should you be buying Monroe Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Monroe Capital include Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY), Claros Mortgage Trust (CMTG), Boston Omaha (BOC), Maui Land & Pineapple (MLP), Douglas Elliman (DOUG), American Realty Investors (ARL), Seritage Growth Properties (SRG), Angel Oak Mortgage REIT (AOMR), RE/MAX (RMAX), and Stratus Properties (STRS). These companies are all part of the "real estate" industry.
Monroe Capital vs. Its Competitors
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) and Monroe Capital (NASDAQ:MRCC) are both small-cap real estate companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Monroe Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. pays out 51.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monroe Capital pays out 1,111.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monroe Capital has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Monroe Capital has a consensus price target of $7.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.40%. Given Monroe Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Monroe Capital is more favorable than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A..
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a net margin of 10.57% compared to Monroe Capital's net margin of 3.74%. Monroe Capital's return on equity of 10.70% beat Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s return on equity.
12.9% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by institutional investors. 36.2% of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Monroe Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has higher revenue and earnings than Monroe Capital. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monroe Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Monroe Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Monroe Capital and 4 mentions for Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A.'s average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Monroe Capital's score of 0.62 indicating that Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. beats Monroe Capital on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Monroe Capital News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRCC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MRCC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Monroe Capital Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:MRCC) was last updated on 10/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
