HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) vs. Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) Financial Survey

Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and HIVE Digital Technologies”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC	$104.15 million	6.59	$83.84 million	$2.55	7.26
HIVE Digital Technologies	$124.87 million	3.41	-$51.21 million	($0.14)	-21.71

Crescent Capital BDC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Crescent Capital BDC and HIVE Digital Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	5	0	2.83
HIVE Digital Technologies	0	0	7	2	3.22

Crescent Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $19.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.42, indicating a potential upside of 143.97%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Crescent Capital BDC.

Profitability

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and HIVE Digital Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	47.06%	12.20%	5.57%
HIVE Digital Technologies	-12.04%	-10.78%	-8.97%

Risk and Volatility

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.46, suggesting that its stock price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 8 of the 15 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 HIVE Digital Technologies

HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.