MFIC vs. MUC, MQY, GAM, QQQX, HQH, SLRC, CET, MYI, PHK, and NXP
Should you be buying MidCap Financial Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MidCap Financial Investment include BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund (MQY), General American Investors (GAM), Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund (QQQX), Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), SLR Investment (SLRC), Central Securities (CET), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK), and Nuveen Select Tax-Free Income Portfolio (NXP). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
MidCap Financial Investment has a net margin of 41.19% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 0.00%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's return on equity of 11.51% beat MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity.
In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 14 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 2 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of 0.82 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
MidCap Financial Investment has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund.
MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus price target of $15.04, indicating a potential downside of 4.19%. Given BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund.
MidCap Financial Investment received 5 more outperform votes than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 86.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MidCap Financial Investment has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. MidCap Financial Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
MidCap Financial Investment beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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