Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Competitors

Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ECC or ERO?

Eagle Point Credit received 279 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.86% of users gave Eagle Point Credit an outperform vote while only 17.39% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Eagle Point Credit	Outperform Votes 283 68.86%	Underperform Votes 128 31.14%
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 4 17.39%	Underperform Votes 19 82.61%

Does the media prefer ECC or ERO?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 12 more articles in the media than Eagle Point Credit. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ero Copper and 2 mentions for Eagle Point Credit. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.57 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eagle Point Credit	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ero Copper	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ECC or ERO?

Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ECC or ERO?

Eagle Point Credit has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ero Copper. Eagle Point Credit is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Point Credit	$122.69M	6.39	$118.75M	$1.86	5.48
Ero Copper	$427.48M	5.12	$92.80M	$0.65	32.77

Do analysts recommend ECC or ERO?

Eagle Point Credit presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.95%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.68%. Given Ero Copper's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Eagle Point Credit.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is ECC or ERO more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 88.90% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of 14.23%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 14.21% beat Ero Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eagle Point Credit	88.90%	14.21%	10.29%
Ero Copper	14.23%	11.86%	5.85%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ECC or ERO?

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Ero Copper on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.