Nuveen New York Municipal Valu (NNY) Competitors

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu (NYSE:NNY) 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 media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Does the media favor NNY or ECC?

In the previous week, Eagle Point Credit had 9 more articles in the media than Nuveen New York Municipal Valu. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Eagle Point Credit and 1 mentions for Nuveen New York Municipal Valu. Nuveen New York Municipal Valu's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Eagle Point Credit's score of -0.01 indicating that Nuveen New York Municipal Valu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eagle Point Credit	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NNY or ECC?

22.6% of Nuveen New York Municipal Valu shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nuveen New York Municipal Valu shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NNY or ECC a better dividend stock?

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Eagle Point Credit pays an annual dividend of $1.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.5%. Eagle Point Credit pays out -455.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Nuveen New York Municipal Valu has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NNY or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen New York Municipal Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$97.61M	5.87	$85.49M	-$0.40	-18.60

Which has more volatility and risk, NNY or ECC?

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Point Credit has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate NNY or ECC?

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $8.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.49%. Given Eagle Point Credit's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Nuveen New York Municipal Valu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	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

Is NNY or ECC more profitable?

Nuveen New York Municipal Valu has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Eagle Point Credit's net margin of -27.15%. Eagle Point Credit's return on equity of 12.90% beat Nuveen New York Municipal Valu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nuveen New York Municipal Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	-27.15%	12.90%	8.41%

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Nuveen New York Municipal Valu on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.