Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer ECC or GAB?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 6 more articles in the media than Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 5 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust. Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.88 indicating that Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gabelli Equity Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ECC or GAB more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 6.73% compared to Gabelli Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 13.49% beat Gabelli Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Point Credit	6.73%	13.49%	8.59%
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ECC or GAB a better dividend stock?

Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.5%. Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. 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.

Do analysts recommend ECC or GAB?

Eagle Point Credit currently has a consensus target price of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.24%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Gabelli Equity 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
Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, ECC or GAB?

Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ECC or GAB?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Gabelli Equity Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	2.94	$85.49M	$0.11	62.41
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Gabelli Equity Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.