Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB) Competitors

Invesco Bond Fund (NYSE:VBF) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to VBF or ICMB?

In the previous week, Invesco Bond Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Investcorp Credit Management BDC. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Invesco Bond Fund and 0 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC. Invesco Bond Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Investcorp Credit Management BDC's score of 0.88 indicating that Invesco Bond Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Invesco Bond Fund	Positive
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VBF or ICMB?

Invesco Bond Fund received 182 more outperform votes than Investcorp Credit Management BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.23% of users gave Invesco Bond Fund an outperform vote while only 43.75% of users gave Investcorp Credit Management BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Invesco Bond Fund	Outperform Votes 210 70.23%	Underperform Votes 89 29.77%
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	Outperform Votes 28 43.75%	Underperform Votes 36 56.25%

Is VBF or ICMB more profitable?

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a net margin of 18.53% compared to Invesco Bond Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity of 9.83% beat Invesco Bond Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invesco Bond Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	18.53%	9.83%	3.71%

Is VBF or ICMB a better dividend stock?

Invesco Bond Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC pays out 145.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VBF or ICMB?

Invesco Bond Fund has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Investcorp Credit Management BDC.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Invesco Bond Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$23.88M	1.86	-$4.09M	$0.33	9.33

Which has more risk & volatility, VBF or ICMB?

Invesco Bond Fund has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VBF or ICMB?

43.7% of Invesco Bond Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Invesco Bond Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Invesco Bond Fund beats Investcorp Credit Management BDC on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.