Medallion Financial (MFIN) Competitors

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

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

40.6% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.4% of Medallion Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFIN or TCPC?

BlackRock TCP Capital received 134 more outperform votes than Medallion Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.24% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave Medallion Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Medallion Financial	Outperform Votes 260 60.32%	Underperform Votes 171 39.68%
BlackRock TCP Capital	Outperform Votes 394 63.24%	Underperform Votes 229 36.76%

Is MFIN or TCPC 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
Medallion Financial	13.72%	9.52%	1.48%
BlackRock TCP Capital	-15.22%	14.16%	5.80%

Does the media refer more to MFIN or TCPC?

In the previous week, Medallion Financial and Medallion Financial both had 2 articles in the media. BlackRock TCP Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Medallion Financial's score of 1.16 indicating that BlackRock TCP Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Medallion Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Is MFIN or TCPC a better dividend stock?

Medallion Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.2%. Medallion Financial pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -272.0% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, MFIN or TCPC?

Medallion Financial has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MFIN or TCPC?

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
Medallion Financial	$262.36M	0.82	$55.08M	$1.69	5.51
BlackRock TCP Capital	$209.33M	3.66	$38.47M	-$0.50	-17.90

Do analysts rate MFIN or TCPC?

BlackRock TCP Capital has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.56%. Given BlackRock TCP Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BlackRock TCP Capital is more favorable than Medallion Financial.

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

Summary

BlackRock TCP Capital beats Medallion Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.