Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP – Get Free Report) and HIVE Digital Technologies (NASDAQ:HIVE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and HIVE Digital Technologies’ 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% |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | -12.04% | -10.78% | -8.97% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3.22 |
Crescent Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $19.17, suggesting a potential upside of 1.95%. HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 137.71%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Crescent Capital BDC.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and HIVE Digital Technologies”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Crescent Capital BDC | $104.15 million | 6.69 | $83.84 million | $2.55 | 7.37 |
| HIVE Digital Technologies | $124.87 million | 3.50 | -$51.21 million | ($0.14) | -22.29 |
Crescent Capital BDC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies 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.
Risk & Volatility
Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.46, suggesting that its stock price is 246% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Crescent Capital BDC beats HIVE Digital Technologies on 8 of the 15 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 HIVE Digital Technologies
HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. operates as a cryptocurrency mining company in Canada, Sweden, and Iceland. The company engages in the mining and sale of digital currencies, including Ethereum Classic, Bitcoin, and other coins. It also operates data centers; and offers infrastructure solutions. The company was formerly known as HIVE Blockchain Technologies Ltd. and changed its name to HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. in July 2023. HIVE Digital Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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