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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.8% of Mogo shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Mogo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mogo has a beta of 2.95, suggesting that its stock price is 195% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | $104.15 million | 6.86 | $83.84 million | $2.55 | 7.56 |
| Mogo | $70.32 million | 0.46 | -$13.25 million | ($0.47) | -2.79 |
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.
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% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for Crescent Capital BDC and Mogo, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| 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 presently has a consensus target price of $19.17, suggesting a potential downside of 0.64%. Mogo has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 358.02%. Given Mogo’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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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