Head-To-Head Review: Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) versus MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI)

MGT Capital Investments (OTCMKTS:MGTI) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MGT Capital Investments and Crescent Capital BDC’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MGT Capital Investments	$400,000.00	3.07	-$6.13 million	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$184.13 million	3.61	$83.84 million	$2.29	7.83

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than MGT Capital Investments.

Risk and Volatility

MGT Capital Investments has a beta of 3.36, suggesting that its stock price is 236% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for MGT Capital Investments and Crescent Capital BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MGT Capital Investments	0	0	0	0	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	1	0	2.50

Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $17.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.06%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than MGT Capital Investments.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of MGT Capital Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares MGT Capital Investments and Crescent Capital BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MGT Capital Investments	-1,888.47%	-202.89%	-598.61%
Crescent Capital BDC	45.54%	11.32%	5.08%

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats MGT Capital Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MGT Capital Investments

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. engages in cryptocurrency mining business in the United States. It also leases space to other bitcoin miners; and provides hosting services for owners of mining equipment. The company was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

About Crescent Capital BDC

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.