Financial Comparison: MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP)

Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and MGT Capital Investments’ revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC	$184.13 million	3.52	$83.84 million	$2.29	7.65
MGT Capital Investments	$400,000.00	3.30	-$6.13 million	N/A	N/A

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than MGT Capital Investments.

Profitability

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and MGT Capital Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	45.54%	11.32%	5.08%
MGT Capital Investments	-1,888.47%	-202.89%	-598.61%

Risk and Volatility

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 3.36, indicating that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Crescent Capital BDC and MGT Capital Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	1	0	2.50
MGT Capital Investments	0	0	0	0	N/A

Crescent Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.37%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats MGT Capital Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Crescent Capital BDC

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.

About MGT Capital Investments

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business in the United States. It also leases space to other bitcoin miners; and provides hosting services for owners of mining equipment. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.