Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC – Get Free Report) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Eagle Point Credit and Green Street Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Eagle Point Credit | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.83 |
| Green Street Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Eagle Point Credit currently has a consensus price target of $7.46, indicating a potential upside of 29.71%. Given Eagle Point Credit’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Green Street Capital.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Eagle Point Credit | $31.03 million | 23.41 | $85.49 million | $0.19 | 30.26 |
| Green Street Capital | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are held 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.
Profitability
This table compares Eagle Point Credit and Green Street Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Eagle Point Credit | 12.33% | 13.47% | 8.14% |
| Green Street Capital | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Eagle Point Credit beats Green Street Capital on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Eagle Point Credit
Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. is a closed ended fund launched and managed by Eagle Point Credit Management LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans. Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. was formed on March 24, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.
About Green Street Capital
Green Street Capital Corp. invests in environmental technology companies that require capital for expansion or are pursuing acquisition strategies. It also recycles grease trap waste for the production of biomass feedstock used in blending biofuels. Green Street Capital Corp. was formerly known as Jaguar Mining Enterprises Inc. and changed its name to Green Street Capital Corp. in July 2010. The company is based in Tampa, Florida.
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