Inv Vk Pa Valu (VPV) Competitors

Inv Vk Pa Valu (NYSE:VPV) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has better valuation & earnings, VPV or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inv Vk Pa Valu	$13.32M	13.47	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Secured Lending	$83.75M	8.27	$88.98M	$1.20	11.33

Which has more risk and volatility, VPV or CGBD?

Inv Vk Pa Valu has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VPV or CGBD more profitable?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 29.71% compared to Inv Vk Pa Valu's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 10.41% beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inv Vk Pa Valu	N/A	N/A	N/A
Carlyle Secured Lending	29.71%	10.41%	4.85%

Do analysts recommend VPV or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.13%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Inv Vk Pa Valu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inv Vk Pa Valu	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Carlyle Secured Lending	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Is VPV or CGBD a better dividend stock?

Inv Vk Pa Valu pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to VPV or CGBD?

In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 7 more articles in the media than Inv Vk Pa Valu. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 2 mentions for Inv Vk Pa Valu. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Inv Vk Pa Valu's score of 0.80 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Inv Vk Pa Valu	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Secured Lending	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VPV or CGBD?

24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Carlyle Secured Lending beats Inv Vk Pa Valu on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.