Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP – Get Free Report) and Mogo (NASDAQ:MOGO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Volatility and Risk
Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mogo has a beta of 2.96, suggesting that its stock price is 196% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and Mogo’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | 47.06% | 12.20% | 5.57% |
| Mogo | -22.05% | -15.34% | -6.49% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | $104.15 million | 6.69 | $83.84 million | $2.55 | 7.37 |
| Mogo | $70.32 million | 0.44 | -$13.25 million | ($0.47) | -2.70 |
Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Mogo. Mogo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crescent Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.8% of Mogo shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mogo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Crescent Capital BDC and Mogo, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| Mogo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Crescent Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $19.17, indicating a potential upside of 1.95%. Mogo has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 372.44%. Given Mogo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mogo is more favorable than Crescent Capital BDC.
Summary
Crescent Capital BDC beats Mogo on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Mogo
Mogo Inc. operates as a digital finance company in Canada, Europe, and internationally. The company's digital solutions help build wealth and achieve financial freedom. It provides MogoTrade, a stock trading app; Moka; and MogoMoney that provides online personal loans. The company also offers digital loans and mortgages; and operates a digital payments platform that powers next-generation card programs for both global corporations and fintech companies in Europe and Canada. Mogo Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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