Comparing Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) & Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG)

Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Barings Participation Investors 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.

Risk and Volatility

Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Barings Participation Investors”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Binah Capital Group	$168.90 million	0.26	-$4.56 million	$0.03	87.67
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Barings Participation Investors has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Binah Capital Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Binah Capital Group and Barings Participation Investors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Barings Participation Investors	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Barings Participation Investors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Binah Capital Group	0.58%	509.27%	1.55%
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Binah Capital Group beats Barings Participation Investors on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Binah Capital Group

Binah Capital Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the wealth management industry. The company provides access to stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, and options execution services; and research, compliance, supervision, and accounting and related services for financial advisors. It also offers mutual funds and insurance products, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts, unit trusts, and fixed and variable annuities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Albany, New York. Binah Capital Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MHC Securities, LLC.

About Barings Participation Investors

Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations which are directly purchased from its issuers. The fund also seeks to invest in warrants, conversion rights, or other equity related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard and Poor's Industrials Composite, Russell 2000 Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index, and Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Credit Index. The fund was formerly known as Babson Capital Participation Investors. Barings Participation Investors was formed on April 7, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.