Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Competitors

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

Is ERO or ECC more profitable?

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

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

Which has more risk & volatility, ERO or ECC?

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

Does the media refer more to ERO or ECC?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 15 more articles in the media than Eagle Point Credit. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ero Copper and 2 mentions for Eagle Point Credit. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.53 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

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

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ERO or ECC?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ERO or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Ero Copper	$427.48M	5.12	$92.80M	$0.65	32.77
Eagle Point Credit	$139.07M	5.64	$118.75M	$1.86	5.48

Do analysts rate ERO or ECC?

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

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

Summary

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