MDB Capital (MDBH) Competitors

First Capital (NASDAQ:FCAP) and MDB Capital (NASDAQ:MDBH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FCAP or MDBH?

First Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MDB Capital. MDB Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Capital, 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
First Capital	$58.13M	2.11	$11.94M	$3.94	9.26
MDB Capital	$2.16M	14.00	$11.69M	$0.56	5.81

Does the media favor FCAP or MDBH?

In the previous week, MDB Capital had 2 more articles in the media than First Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for MDB Capital and 2 mentions for First Capital. MDB Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat First Capital's score of 0.34 indicating that MDB Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MDB Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCAP or MDBH more profitable?

First Capital has a net margin of 21.45% compared to MDB Capital's net margin of 0.00%. MDB Capital's return on equity of 15.15% beat First Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Capital	21.45%	11.23%	1.10%
MDB Capital	N/A	15.15%	14.32%

Which has more risk and volatility, FCAP or MDBH?

First Capital has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDB Capital has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FCAP or MDBH?

11.7% of First Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.4% of MDB Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of First Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.5% of MDB Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MDB Capital beats First Capital on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.