Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC) Competitors

Blackrock Tcp Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Is TCPC or MFIC a better dividend stock?

Blackrock Tcp Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Blackrock Tcp Capital pays out -172.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 122.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blackrock Tcp Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer TCPC or MFIC?

In the previous week, Blackrock Tcp Capital had 2 more articles in the media than MidCap Financial Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Blackrock Tcp Capital and 2 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Blackrock Tcp Capital's score of 0.48 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackrock Tcp Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
MidCap Financial Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer TCPC or MFIC?

Blackrock Tcp Capital currently has a consensus target price of $7.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.26%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.79%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Blackrock Tcp Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackrock Tcp Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TCPC or MFIC?

28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Blackrock Tcp Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, TCPC or MFIC?

Blackrock Tcp Capital has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TCPC or MFIC more profitable?

MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 33.21% compared to Blackrock Tcp Capital's net margin of -18.22%. Blackrock Tcp Capital's return on equity of 15.51% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackrock Tcp Capital	-18.22%	15.51%	6.34%
MidCap Financial Investment	33.21%	10.66%	4.52%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TCPC or MFIC?

MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Tcp Capital. Blackrock Tcp Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidCap Financial Investment, 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
Blackrock Tcp Capital	$259.44M	2.56	-$63.14M	-$0.58	-13.45
MidCap Financial Investment	$301.78M	4.13	$98.82M	$1.24	10.77

Summary

MidCap Financial Investment beats Blackrock Tcp Capital on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.