Great Elm Capital (GECC) Competitors

The India Fund (NYSE:IFN) and Great Elm Capital (NASDAQ:GECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Is IFN or GECC a better dividend stock?

The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Great Elm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Great Elm Capital pays out 202.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is IFN or GECC more profitable?

Great Elm Capital has a net margin of 15.00% compared to The India Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital's return on equity of 11.60% beat The India Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Great Elm Capital	15.00%	11.60%	4.25%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IFN or GECC?

10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of Great Elm Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Great Elm Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IFN or GECC?

Great Elm Capital received 94 more outperform votes than The India Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.14% of users gave The India Fund an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Great Elm Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The India Fund	Outperform Votes 143 67.14%	Underperform Votes 70 32.86%
Great Elm Capital	Outperform Votes 237 65.65%	Underperform Votes 124 34.35%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, IFN or GECC?

Great Elm Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The India Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The India Fund	$175.62M	2.85	N/A	N/A	N/A
Great Elm Capital	$35.83M	3.43	$25.33M	$0.69	15.43

Does the media refer more to IFN or GECC?

In the previous week, The India Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Great Elm Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for The India Fund and 3 mentions for Great Elm Capital. Great Elm Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat The India Fund's score of 0.04 indicating that Great Elm Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The India Fund	Neutral
Great Elm Capital	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, IFN or GECC?

The India Fund has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Capital has a beta of 1.57, indicating that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Great Elm Capital beats The India Fund on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.