Saratoga Investment (SAR) Competitors $25.26 +0.21 (+0.84%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SAR vs. MFIC, NMFC, BCSF, BBDC, HQH, CGBD, BTO, PHK, ECC, and NXPShould you be buying Saratoga Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saratoga Investment include MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Barings BDC (BBDC), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Saratoga Investment vs. MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Bain Capital Specialty Finance Barings BDC Abrdn Healthcare Investors Carlyle Secured Lending John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund PIMCO High Income Fund Eagle Point Credit Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) and Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Is MFIC or SAR more profitable? MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 37.05% compared to Saratoga Investment's net margin of 13.64%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 15.88% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MidCap Financial Investment37.05% 11.37% 4.70% Saratoga Investment 13.64%15.88%4.90% Does the MarketBeat Community favor MFIC or SAR? Saratoga Investment received 257 more outperform votes than MidCap Financial Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.70% of users gave Saratoga Investment an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave MidCap Financial Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMidCap Financial InvestmentOutperform Votes942.86% Underperform Votes1257.14% Saratoga InvestmentOutperform Votes26657.70% Underperform Votes19542.30% Do insiders and institutionals believe in MFIC or SAR? 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, MFIC or SAR? MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saratoga Investment has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer MFIC or SAR? MidCap Financial Investment currently has a consensus price target of $14.86, indicating a potential upside of 8.05%. Saratoga Investment has a consensus price target of $25.42, indicating a potential upside of 0.62%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Saratoga Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MidCap Financial Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Saratoga Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MFIC or SAR? MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Saratoga Investment. MidCap Financial Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saratoga Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMidCap Financial Investment$276.52M4.66$118.76M$1.568.81Saratoga Investment$143.72M2.43$8.93M$1.5316.51 Is MFIC or SAR a better dividend stock? MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $2.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 97.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Saratoga Investment pays out 193.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media refer more to MFIC or SAR? In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 4 more articles in the media than Saratoga Investment. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for Saratoga Investment. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Saratoga Investment's score of 0.58 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MidCap Financial Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Saratoga Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryMidCap Financial Investment beats Saratoga Investment on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Colonial Metals“This Changes Everything” - Trump Hands Millions Massive IRS GiftNow it's your time to return the favor by taking advantage of this tax "revenge loophole." Because even as we wait for Trump's agenda to kick in…>> YES! Send Me My FREE Gold Guide! Get Saratoga Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSaratoga InvestmentInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$348.61M$12.09B$11.18B$19.85BDividend Yield11.72%23.92%5.95%3.51%P/E Ratio16.5127.9125.8134.44Price / Sales2.435.2844.5817.86Price / Cash6.0419.4018.6121.34Price / Book0.933.933.724.64Net Income$8.93M$298.28M$998.34M$982.94M7 Day Performance1.69%-1.35%-0.06%-2.12%1 Month Performance4.12%-0.60%1.87%-0.39%1 Year Performance-1.64%33.66%24.83%23.34% Saratoga Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SARSaratoga Investment1.944 of 5 stars$25.26+0.8%$25.42+0.6%-1.1%$348.61M$143.72M16.513,211Short Interest ↓News CoverageMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.4076 of 5 stars$13.61-0.8%N/A+4.0%$1.28B$276.52M8.72N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.0393 of 5 stars$11.50-0.9%N/A-9.6%$1.24B$124.62M10.95N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.384 of 5 stars$16.88-0.3%N/A+12.4%$1.09B$146.71M8.481,000Short Interest ↑BBDCBarings BDC2.4039 of 5 stars$9.89-0.7%N/A+12.4%$1.04B$127.89M9.1626Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$17.93-2.0%N/A+13.3%$907.45M$74.55M0.00147,000Dividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.484 of 5 stars$16.29-1.5%N/A+10.1%$829.26M$107.43M9.10N/AShort Interest ↓BTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$37.59-1.4%N/A+37.9%$741.28MN/A0.002,719Short Interest ↑Positive NewsPHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.95-0.8%N/A+6.3%$723.34MN/A0.00147,000Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓ECCEagle Point Credit2.4932 of 5 stars$9.27-1.5%N/A-4.9%$713.31M$130.04M5.42N/ADividend AnnouncementEx-DividendShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNXPNuveen Select Tax-Free Income PortfolioN/A$14.70+0.5%N/A+4.1%$688.18M$31.69M0.0040,400Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors BCSF Competitors BBDC Competitors HQH Competitors CGBD Competitors BTO Competitors PHK Competitors ECC Competitors NXP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SAR) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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