MATH vs. PTMN, OFS, LRFC, ICMB, TURN, SFES, SVVC, RAND, ARCC, and GBDC
Should you be buying Metalpha Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metalpha Technology include Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), OFS Capital (OFS), Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC), Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), 180 Degree Capital (TURN), Safeguard Scientifics (SFES), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), Rand Capital (RAND), Ares Capital (ARCC), and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC). These companies are all part of the "investors, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) and Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance and Portman Ridge Finance both had 2 articles in the media. Portman Ridge Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Metalpha Technology's score of 0.92 indicating that Metalpha Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of 0.00%. Metalpha Technology's return on equity of 15.21% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.
Portman Ridge Finance received 38 more outperform votes than Metalpha Technology when rated by MarketBeat users.
Portman Ridge Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Metalpha Technology.
Portman Ridge Finance presently has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Metalpha Technology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than Metalpha Technology.
30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metalpha Technology has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Portman Ridge Finance beats Metalpha Technology on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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