MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (CIF) Competitors

Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) and MFS Intermediate High Income Fund (NYSE:CIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is GECC or CIF more profitable?

Great Elm Capital Group has a net margin of 10.40% compared to MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital Group's return on equity of 10.64% beat MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Capital Group	10.40%	10.64%	3.83%
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, GECC or CIF?

Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GECC or CIF?

In the previous week, MFS Intermediate High Income Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Great Elm Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for MFS Intermediate High Income Fund and 0 mentions for Great Elm Capital Group. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 2.00 beat Great Elm Capital Group's score of 1.00 indicating that MFS Intermediate High Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Capital Group	Positive
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	Very Positive

Is GECC or CIF a better dividend stock?

Great Elm Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. MFS Intermediate High Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Great Elm Capital Group pays out 370.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Great Elm Capital Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Great Elm Capital Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GECC or CIF?

38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of MFS Intermediate High Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GECC or CIF?

Great Elm Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than MFS Intermediate High Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Capital Group	$39.32M	3.20	$3.55M	$0.40	27.26
MFS Intermediate High Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Great Elm Capital Group beats MFS Intermediate High Income Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.