CION vs. MFIC, GAB, RVT, NUV, STEW, BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, and NMFC
Should you be buying CION Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CION Investment include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
CION Investment vs. Its Competitors
MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and CION Investment (NYSE:CION) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
MidCap Financial Investment currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.82%. CION Investment has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.50%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than CION Investment.
MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 30.60% compared to CION Investment's net margin of -4.57%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.44% beat CION Investment's return on equity.
28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of CION Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of CION Investment shares are held 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.
In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 2 more articles in the media than CION Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for CION Investment. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat CION Investment's score of 1.06 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.
MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. CION Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 140.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CION Investment pays out -757.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CION Investment has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CION Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CION Investment has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than CION Investment. CION Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidCap Financial Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
MidCap Financial Investment beats CION Investment on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:CION) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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