Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH – Get Free Report) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Soluna and Crescent Capital BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Soluna | -77.32% | -43.44% | -24.06% |
| Crescent Capital BDC | 51.61% | 12.03% | 5.47% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Soluna and Crescent Capital BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Soluna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Crescent Capital BDC | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
23.2% of Soluna shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.4% of Soluna shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Soluna has a beta of 2.93, meaning that its share price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Soluna and Crescent Capital BDC”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Soluna | $38.14 million | 0.87 | -$29.20 million | ($17.67) | -0.24 |
| Crescent Capital BDC | $184.13 million | 3.67 | $83.84 million | $2.75 | 6.63 |
Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Soluna. Soluna 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.
Summary
Crescent Capital BDC beats Soluna on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Soluna
Soluna Holdings, Inc. together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining of cryptocurrency through data centers. It operates through two segments, Cryptocurrency Mining and Data Center Hosting. The company also operates in the blockchain business. In addition, the company develops and builds modular data centers that use for cryptocurrency mining. Further, it provides data center hosting services, including electrical power and network connectivity to cryptocurrency mining customers. The company was formerly known as Mechanical Technology Inc and as changed to Soluna Holdings, Inc. Soluna Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Albany, New York.
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.
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