Great Elm Capital (GECC) Competitors

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

Is GECC or IFN a better dividend stock?

Great Elm Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.1%. The India Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. Great Elm Capital pays out 214.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GECC or IFN?

38.8% of Great Elm Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of The India Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of Great Elm Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GECC or IFN?

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

Does the media prefer GECC or IFN?

In the previous week, Great Elm Capital had 8 more articles in the media than The India Fund. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Great Elm Capital and 0 mentions for The India Fund. Great Elm Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat The India Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Great Elm Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Great Elm Capital	Neutral
The India Fund	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GECC or IFN?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Capital	$10.52M	11.56	$25.33M	$0.69	15.26
The India Fund	$175.62M	2.58	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, GECC or IFN?

Great Elm Capital has a beta of 1.52, indicating that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The India Fund has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GECC or IFN 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
Great Elm Capital	15.00%	11.60%	4.25%
The India Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Great Elm Capital beats The India Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.