Nuveen New York Municipal Valu (NNY) Competitors

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

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

22.6% of Nuveen New York Municipal Valu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen New York Municipal Valu shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NNY or ECC?

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer NNY or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 1 more articles in the media than Nuveen New York Municipal Valu. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 0 mentions for Nuveen New York Municipal Valu. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Nuveen New York Municipal Valu's score of 0.00 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	Neutral
Eagle Point Credit	Positive

Do analysts prefer NNY or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Nuveen New York Municipal Valu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is NNY or ECC more profitable?

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -27.15%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 12.90% beat Nuveen New York Municipal Valu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NNY or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen New York Municipal Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77M	3.25	$85.49M	-$0.40	-18.99

Is NNY or ECC a better dividend stock?

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 22.1%. Eagle Point Credit pays out -420.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nuveen New York Municipal Valu has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Nuveen New York Municipal Valu on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.