HRZN vs. WHF, SLRC, MYN, KTF, TYG, MCI, NQP, MUA, RMT, and SOR
Should you be buying Horizon Technology Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Technology Finance include WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (MYN), DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Nuveen Pennsylvania Quality Municipal Income Fund (NQP), BlackRock MuniAssets Fund (MUA), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), and Source Capital (SOR). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
WhiteHorse Finance (NASDAQ:WHF) and Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends.
In the previous week, Horizon Technology Finance had 15 more articles in the media than WhiteHorse Finance. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance and 3 mentions for WhiteHorse Finance. WhiteHorse Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 0.14 indicating that Horizon Technology Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
WhiteHorse Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. WhiteHorse Finance pays out 175.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -314.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WhiteHorse Finance has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. WhiteHorse Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
WhiteHorse Finance has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
WhiteHorse Finance currently has a consensus price target of $12.81, suggesting a potential upside of 0.18%. Horizon Technology Finance has a consensus price target of $10.38, suggesting a potential downside of 12.15%. Given Horizon Technology Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe WhiteHorse Finance is more favorable than Horizon Technology Finance.
WhiteHorse Finance has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Horizon Technology Finance. Horizon Technology Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WhiteHorse Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
WhiteHorse Finance received 34 more outperform votes than Horizon Technology Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.51% of users gave WhiteHorse Finance an outperform vote while only 54.51% of users gave Horizon Technology Finance an outperform vote.
WhiteHorse Finance has a net margin of 19.77% compared to WhiteHorse Finance's net margin of -12.40%. WhiteHorse Finance's return on equity of 17.98% beat Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity.
13.2% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of WhiteHorse Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
WhiteHorse Finance beats Horizon Technology Finance on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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