Monroe Capital (MRCC) Competitors

Monroe Capital (NASDAQ:MRCC) and Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria (NASDAQ:CRESY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, MRCC or CRESY?

Monroe Capital has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MRCC or CRESY a better dividend stock?

Monroe Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Monroe Capital pays out 166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria pays out -54.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MRCC or CRESY?

12.9% of Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Monroe Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.2% of Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MRCC or CRESY?

In the previous week, Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria had 2 more articles in the media than Monroe Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria and 1 mentions for Monroe Capital. Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Monroe Capital's score of 0.90 indicating that Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monroe Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRCC or CRESY?

Monroe Capital received 179 more outperform votes than Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.84% of users gave Monroe Capital an outperform vote while only 56.82% of users gave Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monroe Capital	Outperform Votes 354 64.84%	Underperform Votes 192 35.16%
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	Outperform Votes 175 56.82%	Underperform Votes 133 43.18%

Is MRCC or CRESY more profitable?

Monroe Capital has a net margin of 20.97% compared to Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria's net margin of -5.78%. Monroe Capital's return on equity of 12.14% beat Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monroe Capital	20.97%	12.14%	4.75%
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	-5.78%	-2.40%	-1.08%

Do analysts recommend MRCC or CRESY?

Monroe Capital currently has a consensus price target of $8.13, indicating a potential downside of 6.82%. Given Monroe Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Monroe Capital is more favorable than Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Monroe Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MRCC or CRESY?

Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria has higher revenue and earnings than Monroe Capital. Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monroe 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
Monroe Capital	$64.30M	2.94	$370K	$0.60	14.53
Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria	$1.43B	0.46	$156.92M	-$1.08	-10.04

Summary

Monroe Capital beats Cresud Sociedad Anónima, Comercial, Inmobiliaria, Financiera y Agropecuaria on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.