Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors $0.93 +0.04 (+4.51%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrends SFES vs. ICMB, MATH, TURN, SVVC, RAND, GBDC, PSEC, TSLX, NMFC, and CSWCShould you be buying Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safeguard Scientifics include Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), Metalpha Technology (MATH), 180 Degree Capital (TURN), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), Rand Capital (RAND), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and Capital Southwest (CSWC). These companies are all part of the "investors, not elsewhere classified" industry. Safeguard Scientifics vs. Investcorp Credit Management BDC Metalpha Technology 180 Degree Capital Firsthand Technology Value Fund Rand Capital Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending New Mountain Finance Capital Southwest Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) and Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ICMB or SFES? Investcorp Credit Management BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Investcorp Credit Management BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Safeguard Scientifics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInvestcorp Credit Management BDC$860.68K49.87-$4.09M-$0.25-11.92Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.43-2.16 Do analysts rate ICMB or SFES? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Investcorp Credit Management BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/ASafeguard Scientifics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Is ICMB or SFES more profitable? Safeguard Scientifics has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Investcorp Credit Management BDC's net margin of -15.46%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity of 8.87% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Investcorp Credit Management BDC-15.46% 8.87% 3.24% Safeguard Scientifics N/A -32.50%-29.38% Do institutionals and insiders believe in ICMB or SFES? 7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, ICMB or SFES? Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ICMB or SFES? In the previous week, Investcorp Credit Management BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Safeguard Scientifics. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Investcorp Credit Management BDC and 0 mentions for Safeguard Scientifics. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Safeguard Scientifics' score of 0.00 indicating that Investcorp Credit Management BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Investcorp Credit Management BDC Very Positive Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICMB or SFES? Investcorp Credit Management BDC received 28 more outperform votes than Safeguard Scientifics when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInvestcorp Credit Management BDCOutperform Votes2843.75% Underperform Votes3656.25% Safeguard ScientificsN/AN/A SummaryInvestcorp Credit Management BDC beats Safeguard Scientifics on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyNvidia warning urgentI thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. Get Safeguard Scientifics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFES and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SFES vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSafeguard ScientificsInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$14.89M$1.09B$10.42B$8.53BDividend YieldN/A11.40%10.18%4.14%P/E Ratio-2.166.1043.1815.12Price / SalesN/A5.943,384.72100.87Price / CashN/A13.6030.0634.09Price / Book0.770.973.965.02Net Income-$9.83M$103.33M$992.99M$225.46M7 Day Performance5.10%-0.60%-0.35%0.37%1 Month Performance12.72%-3.60%0.25%3.57%1 Year PerformanceN/A0.17%22.75%29.43% Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.93+4.5%N/AN/A$15.51MN/A-2.16N/AICMBInvestcorp Credit Management BDC1.6229 of 5 stars$3.04flatN/A-15.8%$43.78M$860,682.00-12.162,019Positive NewsMATHMetalpha Technology0.8429 of 5 stars$1.17-2.5%N/A-16.7%$36.33M$5.69M0.0014News CoverageTURN180 Degree CapitalN/A$3.23-3.9%N/A-15.5%$33.60M$-13,154,022.000.007News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.06flatN/A-72.1%$414,000.00$-30,127,615.00-0.0424Analyst ForecastRANDRand Capital3.3546 of 5 stars$16.13-1.8%N/A+22.9%$0.00$7.34M3.855Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.5877 of 5 stars$15.51+1.5%$16.40+5.7%+3.6%$2.66B$287.38M9.40N/AAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.1663 of 5 stars$5.33+0.4%$4.50-15.6%+0.6%$2.31B$320.91M15.232,019Ex-DividendNews CoverageTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending3.6323 of 5 stars$20.57-0.5%$22.67+10.2%+2.6%$1.91B$272.79M8.71N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.0163 of 5 stars$11.44-1.0%$12.00+4.9%-10.8%$1.23B$374.84M10.40N/AEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCSWCCapital Southwest1.3996 of 5 stars$25.72+0.4%$25.50-0.9%+12.2%$1.18B$102.59M14.8727Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICMB Competitors MATH Competitors TURN Competitors SVVC Competitors RAND Competitors GBDC Competitors PSEC Competitors TSLX Competitors NMFC Competitors CSWC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SFES) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEx WH Advisor Who Predicted Biden Leaving Race Makes Startling New PredictionFormer advisor to the CIA, the Pentagon and the White House Jim Rickards went on multiple TV news programs… ...Paradigm Press | Sponsored625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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