Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) versus Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) Head-To-Head Review

Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) and Soluna (NASDAQ:SLNH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and Soluna”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC	$184.13 million	3.68	$83.84 million	$2.75	6.65
Soluna	$21.07 million	1.37	-$29.20 million	($17.67)	-0.20

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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Crescent Capital BDC and Soluna, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	5	0	2.83
Soluna	0	0	0	0	0.00

Crescent Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.83%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Soluna.

Risk & Volatility

Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Soluna has a beta of 2.93, indicating that its stock price is 193% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of Soluna shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.4% of Soluna shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Crescent Capital BDC and Soluna’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Crescent Capital BDC	51.61%	12.03%	5.47%
Soluna	-77.32%	-43.44%	-24.06%

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Soluna on 12 of the 14 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 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.