Reviewing PCM Fund (NYSE:PCM) and SuRo Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS)

SuRo Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) and PCM Fund (NYSE:PCM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares SuRo Capital and PCM Fund”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SuRo Capital	-$33.35 million	-4.15	$5.07 million	($1.89)	-3.13
PCM Fund	$5.49 million	14.67	N/A	N/A	N/A

SuRo Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than PCM Fund.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for SuRo Capital and PCM Fund, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SuRo Capital	0	0	2	0	3.00
PCM Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00

SuRo Capital currently has a consensus price target of $6.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.35%. Given SuRo Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SuRo Capital is more favorable than PCM Fund.

Volatility and Risk

SuRo Capital has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PCM Fund has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

12.9% of SuRo Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of PCM Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of SuRo Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of PCM Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares SuRo Capital and PCM Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SuRo Capital	-801.00%	-7.28%	-5.10%
PCM Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

SuRo Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. PCM Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. SuRo Capital pays out -5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

SuRo Capital beats PCM Fund on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SuRo Capital

SuRo Capital Corp. is a business development company. The firm seeks to invest in growth capital, late stage and venture capital-backed private companies. SuRo Capital Corp. was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in New York, New York.

About PCM Fund

PCM Fund Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. The fund is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. It seeks to invest in fixed income markets. The fund invests primarily in commercial mortgage-backed securities. It employs fundamental analysis with a focus on top down stock picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Barclay’s CMBS Investment Grade Index. PCM Fund Inc was formed on September 2, 1993 and is domiciled in the United States.