Rand Capital (RAND) Competitors

MFS Multimarket Income Trust (NYSE:MMT) and Rand Capital (NASDAQ:RAND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, MMT or RAND?

MFS Multimarket Income Trust has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rand Capital has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MMT or RAND?

In the previous week, Rand Capital had 4 more articles in the media than MFS Multimarket Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Rand Capital and 0 mentions for MFS Multimarket Income Trust. Rand Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat MFS Multimarket Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Rand Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	Neutral
Rand Capital	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MMT or RAND?

19.0% of MFS Multimarket Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 68.2% of Rand Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MMT or RAND?

MFS Multimarket Income Trust received 28 more outperform votes than Rand Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave MFS Multimarket Income Trust an outperform vote while only 61.86% of users gave Rand Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	Outperform Votes 148 66.67%	Underperform Votes 74 33.33%
Rand Capital	Outperform Votes 120 61.86%	Underperform Votes 74 38.14%

Is MMT or RAND more profitable?

Rand Capital has a net margin of 154.01% compared to MFS Multimarket Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Rand Capital's return on equity of 6.60% beat MFS Multimarket Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	154.01%	6.60%	5.14%

Which has better valuation and earnings, MMT or RAND?

Rand Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MFS Multimarket Income Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MFS Multimarket Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rand Capital	$7.34M	9.88	$6.53M	$4.98	5.64

Is MMT or RAND a better dividend stock?

MFS Multimarket Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Rand Capital pays an annual dividend of $16.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 59.8%. Rand Capital pays out 337.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Rand Capital beats MFS Multimarket Income Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.