Eagle Point Credit (ECC) Competitors

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Is ADX or ECC more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 36.60% compared to Adams Diversified Equity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 12.87% beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	36.60%	12.87%	9.17%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADX or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit received 138 more outperform votes than Adams Diversified Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.77% of users gave Eagle Point Credit an outperform vote while only 53.09% of users gave Adams Diversified Equity Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 146 53.09%	Underperform Votes 129 46.91%
Eagle Point Credit	Outperform Votes 284 68.77%	Underperform Votes 129 31.23%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADX or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$139.07M	4.87	$118.75M	$0.80	10.99

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ADX or ECC?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ADX or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 11 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 1 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of 0.70 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity 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
Eagle Point Credit	6 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ADX or ECC?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADX or ECC a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.1%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 210.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend ADX or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.39%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Adams Diversified Equity Fund on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.