The Korea Fund (KF) Competitors

The Korea Fund (NYSE:KF) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Is KF or ECC a better dividend stock?

The Korea Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.1%. Eagle Point Credit pays out 1,527.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KF or ECC?

70.0% of The Korea Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 59.5% of The Korea Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KF or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 12 more articles in the media than The Korea Fund. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 2 mentions for The Korea Fund. Eagle Point Credit's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat The Korea Fund's score of -0.23 indicating that Eagle Point Credit is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Korea Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Eagle Point Credit	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer KF or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus target price of $8.67, indicating a potential upside of 29.35%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than The Korea Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Korea 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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, KF or ECC?

The Korea Fund has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KF or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than The Korea Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$31.03M	16.62	$85.49M	$0.11	60.91

Is KF or ECC more profitable?

Eagle Point Credit has a net margin of 6.73% compared to The Korea Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 13.49% beat The Korea Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Korea Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	6.73%	13.49%	8.59%

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats The Korea Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.