Safeguard Scientifics (SFES) Competitors $0.84 +0.04 (+5.08%) (As of 12/26/2024 05:38 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrends SFES vs. ICMB, RAND, MATH, TURN, SVVC, ARCC, GBDC, TSLX, PSEC, and NMFCShould you be buying Safeguard Scientifics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Safeguard Scientifics include Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB), Rand Capital (RAND), Metalpha Technology (MATH), 180 Degree Capital (TURN), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Prospect Capital (PSEC), and New Mountain Finance (NMFC). These companies are all part of the "investors, not elsewhere classified" industry. Safeguard Scientifics vs. Investcorp Credit Management BDC Rand Capital Metalpha Technology 180 Degree Capital Firsthand Technology Value Fund Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC Sixth Street Specialty Lending Prospect Capital New Mountain Finance Safeguard Scientifics (NASDAQ:SFES) and Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SFES or ICMB? Investcorp Credit Management BDC received 28 more outperform votes than Safeguard Scientifics when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSafeguard ScientificsN/AN/AInvestcorp Credit Management BDCOutperform Votes2843.75% Underperform Votes3656.25% Does the media refer more to SFES or ICMB? 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. Safeguard Scientifics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Investcorp Credit Management BDC'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Safeguard Scientifics Neutral Investcorp Credit Management BDC Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SFES or ICMB? 53.9% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 51.8% of Safeguard Scientifics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SFES or ICMB? Investcorp Credit Management BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Safeguard Scientifics. Safeguard Scientifics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investcorp Credit Management BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSafeguard ScientificsN/AN/A-$9.83M-$0.56-1.50Investcorp Credit Management BDC$9.40M4.71-$4.09M$0.339.30 Which has more risk and volatility, SFES or ICMB? Safeguard Scientifics has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SFES or ICMB more profitable? Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a net margin of 18.53% compared to Safeguard Scientifics' net margin of 0.00%. Investcorp Credit Management BDC's return on equity of 9.83% beat Safeguard Scientifics' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Safeguard ScientificsN/A -53.75% -48.03% Investcorp Credit Management BDC 18.53%9.83%3.71% SummaryInvestcorp Credit Management BDC beats Safeguard Scientifics on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now 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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$14.06M$1.09B$11.57B$9.26BDividend YieldN/A16.29%5.70%4.27%P/E Ratio-1.5011.5525.0117.33Price / SalesN/A9.7027.16123.75Price / CashN/A14.2118.5137.83Price / Book0.690.872.645.06Net Income-$9.83M$113.88M$1.04B$225.13M7 Day Performance5.06%1.47%0.75%4.58%1 Month Performance-15.08%-1.35%-3.43%3.45%1 Year PerformanceN/A-5.72%11.16%17.94% Safeguard Scientifics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFESSafeguard ScientificsN/A$0.84+5.1%N/AN/A$14.06MN/A-1.50N/AICMBInvestcorp Credit Management BDC1.6757 of 5 stars$3.06-2.5%N/A-11.8%$44.08M$9.40M9.272,019Short Interest ↑RANDRand Capital1.92 of 5 stars$16.94-0.7%N/A+35.4%$43.71M$14.09M3.405Short Interest ↑MATHMetalpha Technology0.9465 of 5 stars$1.00-0.9%N/A-42.5%$37.10M$16.76M0.0014Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpTURN180 Degree CapitalN/A$3.62+0.8%N/A-6.6%$36.20M$-13,154,022.000.007Short Interest ↑SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.06-13.0%N/A-78.0%$393,000.00$-30,127,615.000.4824Gap DownARCCAres Capital1.6325 of 5 stars$21.46+0.4%$22.29+3.8%+10.0%$13.86B$1.76B8.252,550GBDCGolub Capital BDC1.5075 of 5 stars$15.04-0.3%$16.40+9.0%+1.6%$3.97B$272.57M10.67N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.0524 of 5 stars$20.89-0.5%$22.00+5.3%-1.8%$1.95B$253.42M10.14N/APositive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.6035 of 5 stars$4.15-1.0%$4.50+8.4%-29.0%$1.81B$78.62M-15.962,019NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.0131 of 5 stars$11.10-1.5%$11.00-0.9%-12.2%$1.20B$124.62M10.57N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICMB Competitors RAND Competitors MATH Competitors TURN Competitors SVVC Competitors ARCC Competitors GBDC Competitors TSLX Competitors PSEC Competitors NMFC 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 12/27/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. 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