Trailblazer Merger Co. I (TBMC) Competitors

Trailblazer Merger Co. I (NASDAQ:TBMC) and Ellington Credit (NYSE:EARN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Do analysts rate TBMC or EARN?

Ellington Credit has a consensus price target of $5.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.00%. Given Ellington Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ellington Credit is more favorable than Trailblazer Merger Co. I.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trailblazer Merger Co. I	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ellington Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TBMC or EARN?

Ellington Credit received 172 more outperform votes than Trailblazer Merger Co. I when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trailblazer Merger Co. I	N/A	N/A
Ellington Credit	Outperform Votes 172 51.04%	Underperform Votes 165 48.96%

Does the media prefer TBMC or EARN?

In the previous week, Ellington Credit had 1 more articles in the media than Trailblazer Merger Co. I. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ellington Credit and 2 mentions for Trailblazer Merger Co. I. Trailblazer Merger Co. I's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Ellington Credit's score of 1.58 indicating that Trailblazer Merger Co. I is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trailblazer Merger Co. I	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ellington Credit	2 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 more volatility and risk, TBMC or EARN?

Trailblazer Merger Co. I has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ellington Credit has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TBMC or EARN more profitable?

Ellington Credit has a net margin of 226.01% compared to Trailblazer Merger Co. I's net margin of 0.00%. Ellington Credit's return on equity of 15.81% beat Trailblazer Merger Co. I's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trailblazer Merger Co. I	N/A	-42.64%	1.87%
Ellington Credit	226.01%	15.81%	2.71%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TBMC or EARN?

Ellington Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Trailblazer Merger Co. I.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trailblazer Merger Co. I	N/A	N/A	$1.35M	N/A	N/A
Ellington Credit	$15.88M	12.75	$4.56M	$0.30	17.97

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of TBMC or EARN?

77.1% of Trailblazer Merger Co. I shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Ellington Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 23.5% of Trailblazer Merger Co. I shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Ellington Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ellington Credit beats Trailblazer Merger Co. I on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.