Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

The Mexico Fund (NYSE:MXF) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MXF or RAND?

Rand Capital received 23 more outperform votes than The Mexico Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.73% of users gave Rand Capital an outperform vote while only 57.31% of users gave The Mexico Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Mexico Fund	Outperform Votes 98 57.31%	Underperform Votes 73 42.69%
Rand Capital	Outperform Votes 121 61.73%	Underperform Votes 75 38.27%

Which has more risk & volatility, MXF or RAND?

The Mexico Fund has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MXF or RAND a better dividend stock?

The Mexico Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Rand Capital pays out 33.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is MXF or RAND more profitable?

Rand Capital has a net margin of 154.01% compared to The Mexico Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 6.60% beat The Mexico Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Mexico Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	154.01%	6.60%	5.14%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MXF or RAND?

Rand Capital has higher revenue and earnings than The Mexico Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Mexico Fund	-$5.77M	-38.17	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$10.13M	5.81	$6.53M	$3.42	5.79

Does the media refer more to MXF or RAND?

In the previous week, The Mexico Fund and The Mexico Fund both had 1 articles in the media. The Mexico Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Rand Capital's score of 0.53 indicating that The Mexico Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Mexico Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Rand Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Rand Capital beats The Mexico Fund on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.