Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Competitors

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ECC or RVT?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Royce Small-Cap Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	3.01	$85.49M	$0.11	63.86
Royce Small-Cap Trust	$9.80M	196.88	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ECC or RVT more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Royce Small-Cap Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 13.49% beat Royce Small-Cap Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Point Credit	6.73%	13.49%	8.59%
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ECC or RVT a better dividend stock?

Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.9%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 1,527.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to ECC or RVT?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 1 more articles in the media than Royce Small-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 3 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust. Royce Small-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.23 indicating that Royce Small-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Royce Small-Cap Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ECC or RVT?

Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ECC or RVT?

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ECC or RVT?

Eagle Point Credit currently has a consensus price target of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 23.37%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Royce Small-Cap Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Royce Small-Cap Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Royce Small-Cap Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.