Barings Corporate Investors (MCI) Competitors

Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) and The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MCI or GAB?

7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, MCI or GAB?

Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to MCI or GAB?

In the previous week, The Gabelli Equity Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Barings Corporate Investors. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust and 1 mentions for Barings Corporate Investors. The Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Barings Corporate Investors' score of 0.31 indicating that The Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Corporate Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Gabelli Equity Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is MCI or GAB more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MCI or GAB?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Corporate Investors	$38.27M	11.45	N/A	N/A	N/A
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MCI or GAB?

Barings Corporate Investors received 76 more outperform votes than The Gabelli Equity Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.65% of users gave Barings Corporate Investors an outperform vote while only 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barings Corporate Investors	Outperform Votes 233 75.65%	Underperform Votes 75 24.35%
The Gabelli Equity Trust	Outperform Votes 157 63.82%	Underperform Votes 89 36.18%

Is MCI or GAB a better dividend stock?

Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%.

Summary

The Gabelli Equity Trust beats Barings Corporate Investors on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.