Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) and HighPeak Energy (NASDAQ:HPK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Bain Capital Specialty Finance and HighPeak Energy's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Bain Capital Specialty Finance | $197.95 million | 4.18 | $98.08 million | $1.64 | 7.82 |
HighPeak Energy | N/A | N/A | $3.79 million | N/A | N/A |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than HighPeak Energy.
Profitability
This table compares Bain Capital Specialty Finance and HighPeak Energy's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Bain Capital Specialty Finance | -4.91% | 8.56% | 3.25% |
HighPeak Energy | N/A | -5.71% | -0.12% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and HighPeak Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Bain Capital Specialty Finance | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
HighPeak Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has a consensus price target of $12.1429, suggesting a potential downside of 5.28%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than HighPeak Energy.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
54.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of HighPeak Energy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility & Risk
Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HighPeak Energy has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bain Capital Specialty Finance beats HighPeak Energy on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.