Inv Vk Pa Valu (VPV) Competitors

Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor VPV or CGBD?

In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 9 more articles in the media than Inv Vk Pa Valu. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 2 mentions for Inv Vk Pa Valu. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's score of 0.80 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Pa Valu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Secured Lending	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VPV or CGBD a better dividend stock?

Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is VPV or CGBD more profitable?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 29.71% compared to Inv Vk Pa Valu's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 9.85% beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Secured Lending	29.71%	9.85%	4.59%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VPV or CGBD?

24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VPV or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Secured Lending	$232.59M	3.04	$88.98M	$1.20	11.55

Which has more volatility & risk, VPV or CGBD?

Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VPV or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inv Vk Pa Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Carlyle Secured Lending	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Summary

Carlyle Secured Lending beats Inv Vk Pa Valu on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.