Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN) Competitors

Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN) and FrontView REIT (NYSE:FVR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LOAN or FVR?

21.8% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 24.5% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of FrontView REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LOAN or FVR?

In the previous week, Manhattan Bridge Capital had 1 more articles in the media than FrontView REIT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Manhattan Bridge Capital and 1 mentions for FrontView REIT. Manhattan Bridge Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat FrontView REIT's score of -0.26 indicating that Manhattan Bridge Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Manhattan Bridge Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FrontView REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate LOAN or FVR?

FrontView REIT has a consensus target price of $15.10, suggesting a potential upside of 33.27%. Given FrontView REIT's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FrontView REIT is more favorable than Manhattan Bridge Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Manhattan Bridge Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FrontView REIT	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is LOAN or FVR more profitable?

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a net margin of 59.04% compared to FrontView REIT's net margin of 0.00%. Manhattan Bridge Capital's return on equity of 12.68% beat FrontView REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Manhattan Bridge Capital	59.04%	12.68%	8.07%
FrontView REIT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, LOAN or FVR?

Manhattan Bridge Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FrontView REIT.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Manhattan Bridge Capital	$9.69M	6.49	$5.59M	$0.47	11.70
FrontView REIT	$66.68M	3.24	-$22.21M	N/A	N/A

Is LOAN or FVR a better dividend stock?

Manhattan Bridge Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. FrontView REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Manhattan Bridge Capital pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manhattan Bridge Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Manhattan Bridge Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Manhattan Bridge Capital beats FrontView REIT on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.