Medallion Financial (MFIN) Competitors

BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) and Medallion Financial (NASDAQ:MFIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts prefer TCPC or MFIN?

BlackRock TCP Capital currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.45%. Given BlackRock TCP Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRock TCP Capital is more favorable than Medallion Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock TCP Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Medallion Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to TCPC or MFIN?

In the previous week, Medallion Financial had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock TCP Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Medallion Financial and 3 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital. BlackRock TCP Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Medallion Financial's score of 0.46 indicating that BlackRock TCP Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock TCP Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Medallion Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TCPC or MFIN?

Medallion Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock TCP Capital. BlackRock TCP Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Medallion Financial, 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
BlackRock TCP Capital	-$21.83M	-35.13	$38.47M	-$0.50	-17.92
Medallion Financial	$194.55M	1.13	$55.08M	$1.69	5.64

Is TCPC or MFIN more profitable?

Medallion Financial has a net margin of 13.72% compared to BlackRock TCP Capital's net margin of -15.22%. BlackRock TCP Capital's return on equity of 14.16% beat Medallion Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock TCP Capital	-15.22%	14.16%	5.80%
Medallion Financial	13.72%	9.52%	1.48%

Is TCPC or MFIN a better dividend stock?

BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Medallion Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -272.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Medallion Financial pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. BlackRock TCP Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TCPC or MFIN?

40.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.4% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, TCPC or MFIN?

BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Medallion Financial has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its stock price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCPC or MFIN?

BlackRock TCP Capital received 134 more outperform votes than Medallion Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.34% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 60.61% of users gave Medallion Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock TCP Capital	Outperform Votes 394 63.34%	Underperform Votes 228 36.66%
Medallion Financial	Outperform Votes 260 60.61%	Underperform Votes 169 39.39%

Summary

Medallion Financial beats BlackRock TCP Capital on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.