Reliq Health Technologies (OTCMKTS:RQHTF) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.0% of Reliq Health Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Reliq Health Technologies and Eagle Point Credit, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Reliq Health Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Eagle Point Credit | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.67 |
Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.23%. Given Eagle Point Credit's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Reliq Health Technologies.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Reliq Health Technologies and Eagle Point Credit's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Reliq Health Technologies | $850,000.00 | 100.30 | $-8,290,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Eagle Point Credit | $66.44 million | 4.32 | $-8,690,000.00 | $1.34 | 9.07 |
Reliq Health Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eagle Point Credit.
Profitability
This table compares Reliq Health Technologies and Eagle Point Credit's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Reliq Health Technologies | -730.79% | -929.28% | -373.80% |
| Eagle Point Credit | -74.29% | N/A | N/A |
Risk & Volatility
Reliq Health Technologies has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Eagle Point Credit beats Reliq Health Technologies on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
