Financial Review: SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) vs. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN)

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) and SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and SURO Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SURO Capital	$1.69 million	211.95	$48.81 million	$6.98	1.97

SURO Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and SURO Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
SURO Capital	10,695.73%	-6.61%	-5.13%

Dividends

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. SURO Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. SURO Capital pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of SURO Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of SURO Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SURO Capital has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund and SURO Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00
SURO Capital	0	0	5	1	3.17

SURO Capital has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.17%. Given SURO Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SURO Capital is more favorable than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund.

Summary

SURO Capital beats BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term investment grade municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc was formed on March 16, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.

About SURO Capital

SuRo Capital Corp. is a business development company. The firm seeks to invest in growth capital, late stage and venture capital-backed private companies. SuRo Capital Corp. was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in New York, New York.