PhenixFIN (MCC) Competitors

Douglas Elliman (NYSE:DOUG) and PhenixFIN (NYSE:MCC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk and community ranking.

Do analysts rate DOUG or MCC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Douglas Elliman	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
PhenixFIN	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, DOUG or MCC?

Douglas Elliman has higher revenue and earnings than PhenixFIN. PhenixFIN is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Douglas Elliman, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Douglas Elliman	$955.58M	0.12	-$42.55M	-$0.52	-2.38
PhenixFIN	$46.30M	2.55	-$96.57M	-$0.68	-63.79

Do institutionals & insiders believe in DOUG or MCC?

59.6% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.3% of Douglas Elliman shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of PhenixFIN shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer DOUG or MCC?

In the previous week, Douglas Elliman had 10 more articles in the media than PhenixFIN. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Douglas Elliman and 0 mentions for PhenixFIN. Douglas Elliman's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat PhenixFIN's score of -0.06 indicating that PhenixFIN is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Douglas Elliman	Neutral
PhenixFIN	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, DOUG or MCC?

Douglas Elliman has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PhenixFIN has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DOUG or MCC more profitable?

Douglas Elliman has a net margin of -4.45% compared to Douglas Elliman's net margin of -391.54%. Douglas Elliman's return on equity of -8.08% beat PhenixFIN's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Douglas Elliman	-4.45%	-16.63%	-8.01%
PhenixFIN	-391.54%	-8.08%	-3.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DOUG or MCC?

PhenixFIN received 348 more outperform votes than Douglas Elliman when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave PhenixFIN an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave Douglas Elliman an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Douglas Elliman	Outperform Votes 2 28.57%	Underperform Votes 5 71.43%
PhenixFIN	Outperform Votes 350 63.87%	Underperform Votes 198 36.13%

Summary

PhenixFIN beats Douglas Elliman on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.