Manhattan Bridge Capital (LOAN) Competitors

Global Self Storage (NASDAQ:SELF) and Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Is SELF or LOAN a better dividend stock?

Global Self Storage pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Manhattan Bridge Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Global Self Storage pays out 107.4% 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 pays out 93.9% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

28.9% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.8% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.0% of Global Self Storage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.5% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, SELF or LOAN?

Global Self Storage has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Bridge Capital has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SELF or LOAN?

Manhattan Bridge Capital received 77 more outperform votes than Global Self Storage when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.82% of users gave Manhattan Bridge Capital an outperform vote while only 68.45% of users gave Global Self Storage an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Global Self Storage	Outperform Votes 128 68.45%	Underperform Votes 59 31.55%
Manhattan Bridge Capital	Outperform Votes 205 74.82%	Underperform Votes 69 25.18%

Does the media prefer SELF or LOAN?

In the previous week, Manhattan Bridge Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Global Self Storage. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Manhattan Bridge Capital and 0 mentions for Global Self Storage. Global Self Storage's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Manhattan Bridge Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Global Self Storage	Neutral
Manhattan Bridge Capital	Neutral

Is SELF or LOAN more profitable?

Manhattan Bridge Capital has a net margin of 56.93% compared to Global Self Storage's net margin of 25.47%. Manhattan Bridge Capital's return on equity of 13.06% beat Global Self Storage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Self Storage	25.47%	6.55%	4.73%
Manhattan Bridge Capital	56.93%	13.06%	7.75%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SELF or LOAN?

Manhattan Bridge Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Global Self Storage. Manhattan Bridge Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Self Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global Self Storage	$12.19M	4.91	$2.94M	$0.27	19.67
Manhattan Bridge Capital	$9.80M	6.17	$5.48M	$0.49	10.78

Do analysts rate SELF or LOAN?

Global Self Storage presently has a consensus price target of $6.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.41%. Given Global Self Storage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Global Self Storage is more favorable than Manhattan Bridge Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global Self Storage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Manhattan Bridge Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Manhattan Bridge Capital beats Global Self Storage on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.