Contrasting Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) & Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP)

Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abits Group has a beta of 3.04, meaning that its stock price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and Abits Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	37.32%	11.90%	5.40%
Abits Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Abits Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Abits Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	4	0	2.80
Abits Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Crescent Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Abits Group.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and Abits Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC	$83.50 million	7.02	$83.84 million	$1.99	7.94
Abits Group	$5.34 million	1.07	-$12.59 million	N/A	N/A

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Abits Group.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Abits Group on 10 of the 12 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 Abits Group

Abits Group Inc. operates in the bitcoin mining business in the United States. The company was formerly known as Moxian (BVI) Inc and changed its name to Abits Group Inc. in November 2023. Abits Group Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.