Great Elm Capital (GECC) Competitors

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

Does the media favor GECC or MCI?

In the previous week, Great Elm Capital and Great Elm Capital both had 1 articles in the media. Great Elm Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Barings Corporate Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GECC or MCI?

Great Elm Capital received 4 more outperform votes than Barings Corporate Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.65% of users gave Barings Corporate Investors an outperform vote while only 65.65% of users gave Great Elm Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Great Elm Capital	Outperform Votes 237 65.65%	Underperform Votes 124 34.35%
Barings Corporate Investors	Outperform Votes 233 75.65%	Underperform Votes 75 24.35%

Is GECC or MCI a better dividend stock?

Great Elm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.8%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. 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.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, GECC or MCI?

Great Elm Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Barings Corporate Investors.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Capital	$35.83M	2.95	$25.33M	$0.69	14.65
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GECC or MCI?

38.8% of Great Elm Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of Great Elm Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, GECC or MCI?

Great Elm Capital has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GECC or MCI more profitable?

Great Elm Capital has a net margin of 15.00% compared to Barings Corporate Investors' net margin of 0.00%. Great Elm Capital's return on equity of 11.60% beat Barings Corporate Investors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Capital	15.00%	11.60%	4.25%
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Great Elm Capital beats Barings Corporate Investors on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.