SCM Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net margin of 33.13%. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s return on equity of 8.2% beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.'s return on equity of 8.17%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a consensus price target of $13.10, signalling upside risk potential of 4.72%. On the other hand Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $15.17 which suggests that it could grow by 9.74%. Given that Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has higher upside potential than Stellus Capital Investment Corp., analysts believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is more attractive than Stellus Capital Investment Corp..

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a beta of 0.663, which suggesting that the stock is 33.74% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has a beta of 0.609, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 39.064%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 12.79%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. offers a yield of 12.16% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.45 per share. Stellus Capital Investment Corp. pays 89.31% of its earnings as a dividend. Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. pays out 90.83% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. quarterly revenues are $29.1M, which are smaller than Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. quarterly revenues of $56.4M. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net income of $6.7M is lower than Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.'s net income of $18.7M. Notably, Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.'s PE ratio is 9.61x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stellus Capital Investment Corp. is 3.35x versus 3.83x for Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Cohen & Co., Inc. has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net margin of 3.45%. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s return on equity of 8.2% beat Cohen & Co., Inc.'s return on equity of 7.96%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a consensus price target of $13.10, signalling upside risk potential of 4.72%. On the other hand Cohen & Co., Inc. has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could fall by --. Given that Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has higher upside potential than Cohen & Co., Inc., analysts believe Stellus Capital Investment Corp. is more attractive than Cohen & Co., Inc..

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a beta of 0.663, which suggesting that the stock is 33.74% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Cohen & Co., Inc. has a beta of 1.273, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 27.287%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 12.79%. Cohen & Co., Inc. offers a yield of 5.05% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Stellus Capital Investment Corp. pays 89.31% of its earnings as a dividend. Cohen & Co., Inc. pays out -22.87% of its earnings as a dividend. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. quarterly revenues are $29.1M, which are smaller than Cohen & Co., Inc. quarterly revenues of $254.4M. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net income of $6.7M is lower than Cohen & Co., Inc.'s net income of $8.8M. Notably, Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Cohen & Co., Inc.'s PE ratio is 8.33x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stellus Capital Investment Corp. is 3.35x versus 0.23x for Cohen & Co., Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Capital Southwest has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net margin of 48%. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s return on equity of 8.2% beat Capital Southwest's return on equity of 9.75%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a consensus price target of $13.10, signalling upside risk potential of 4.72%. On the other hand Capital Southwest has an analysts' consensus of $23.58 which suggests that it could grow by 7.74%. Given that Capital Southwest has higher upside potential than Stellus Capital Investment Corp., analysts believe Capital Southwest is more attractive than Stellus Capital Investment Corp..

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a beta of 0.663, which suggesting that the stock is 33.74% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Capital Southwest has a beta of 0.777, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 22.33%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 12.79%. Capital Southwest offers a yield of 10.6% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Stellus Capital Investment Corp. pays 89.31% of its earnings as a dividend. Capital Southwest pays out 157.4% of its earnings as a dividend. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Capital Southwest's is not.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. quarterly revenues are $29.1M, which are smaller than Capital Southwest quarterly revenues of $52.8M. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net income of $6.7M is lower than Capital Southwest's net income of $25.3M. Notably, Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while Capital Southwest's PE ratio is 14.09x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stellus Capital Investment Corp. is 3.35x versus 6.43x for Capital Southwest. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a net margin of 22.96% compared to Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net margin of 12.74%. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s return on equity of 8.2% beat The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s return on equity of 13.49%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a consensus price target of $13.10, signalling upside risk potential of 4.72%. On the other hand The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $813.47 which suggests that it could fall by -8.82%. Given that Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has higher upside potential than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., analysts believe Stellus Capital Investment Corp. is more attractive than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a beta of 0.663, which suggesting that the stock is 33.74% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. has a beta of 1.359, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 35.901%.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share corresponding to a yield of 12.79%. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. offers a yield of 1.57% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $4.00 per share. Stellus Capital Investment Corp. pays 89.31% of its earnings as a dividend. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. pays out 28.37% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Stellus Capital Investment Corp. quarterly revenues are $29.1M, which are smaller than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. quarterly revenues of $32.2B. Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s net income of $6.7M is lower than The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s net income of $4.1B. Notably, Stellus Capital Investment Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 11.48x while The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.'s PE ratio is 18.12x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Stellus Capital Investment Corp. is 3.35x versus 2.27x for The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.