MATH vs. PTMN, OFS, LRFC, ICMB, TURN, SFES, SVVC, RAND, ARCC, and GBDC
Should you be buying Metalpha Technology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metalpha Technology include Portman Ridge Finance (PTMN), OFS Capital (OFS), Logan Ridge Finance (LRFC), Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), 180 Degree Capital (TURN), Safeguard Scientifics (SFES), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), Rand Capital (RAND), Ares Capital (ARCC), and Golub Capital BDC (GBDC). These companies are all part of the "investors, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Metalpha Technology (NASDAQ:MATH) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, community ranking, profitability and institutional ownership.
30.5% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Metalpha Technology shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Portman Ridge Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Metalpha Technology.
In the previous week, Metalpha Technology and Metalpha Technology both had 2 articles in the media. Metalpha Technology's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.44 indicating that Metalpha Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Metalpha Technology has a beta of -0.49, indicating that its stock price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus price target of $20.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than Metalpha Technology.
Portman Ridge Finance received 38 more outperform votes than Metalpha Technology when rated by MarketBeat users.
Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of 21.81% compared to Metalpha Technology's net margin of 0.00%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 15.21% beat Metalpha Technology's return on equity.
Summary
Portman Ridge Finance beats Metalpha Technology on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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