Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP – Get Free Report) and TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Crescent Capital BDC and TeraWulf, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| TeraWulf | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.13 |
Crescent Capital BDC currently has a consensus price target of $19.17, indicating a potential downside of 3.10%. TeraWulf has a consensus price target of $8.07, indicating a potential upside of 11.95%. Given TeraWulf’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TeraWulf is more favorable than Crescent Capital BDC.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | $104.15 million | 7.04 | $83.84 million | $2.55 | 7.76 |
| TeraWulf | $126.47 million | 22.00 | -$73.42 million | N/A | N/A |
Crescent Capital BDC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TeraWulf.
Profitability
This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and TeraWulf’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% |
| TeraWulf | -41.88% | -15.91% | -11.67% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.5% of TeraWulf shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of TeraWulf shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TeraWulf has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its stock price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
TeraWulf beats Crescent Capital BDC on 9 of the 13 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 TeraWulf
TeraWulf Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital asset technology company in the United States. The company develops, owns, and operates bitcoin mining facilities in New York and Pennsylvania. It is also involved in the provision of miner hosting services to third-party entities. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Easton, Maryland.
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