Sound Point Meridian Capital (SPMC) Competitors

Sound Point Meridian Capital (NYSE:SPMC) and Cannae (NYSE:CNNE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer SPMC or CNNE?

In the previous week, Cannae had 3 more articles in the media than Sound Point Meridian Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Cannae and 1 mentions for Sound Point Meridian Capital. Sound Point Meridian Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Cannae's score of 1.29 indicating that Sound Point Meridian Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sound Point Meridian Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Cannae	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SPMC or CNNE?

88.1% of Cannae shares are held by institutional investors. 10.9% of Cannae 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.

Do analysts recommend SPMC or CNNE?

Sound Point Meridian Capital currently has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 18.58%. Cannae has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.91%. Given Sound Point Meridian Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Sound Point Meridian Capital is more favorable than Cannae.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sound Point Meridian Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Cannae	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk and volatility, SPMC or CNNE?

Sound Point Meridian Capital has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cannae has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SPMC or CNNE?

Sound Point Meridian Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cannae.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sound Point Meridian Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cannae	$452.50M	2.87	-$304.60M	-$5.26	-3.94

Is SPMC or CNNE more profitable?

Sound Point Meridian Capital has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Cannae's net margin of -73.64%. Sound Point Meridian Capital's return on equity of 0.00% beat Cannae's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sound Point Meridian Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cannae	-73.64%	-4.86%	-3.99%

Is SPMC or CNNE a better dividend stock?

Sound Point Meridian Capital pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.7%. Cannae pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Cannae pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Sound Point Meridian Capital beats Cannae on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.