Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) vs. Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) Critical Contrast

Investcorp Credit Management BDC (NASDAQ:ICMB) and Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Investcorp Credit Management BDC and Vinci Compass Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	1	0	0	0	1.00
Vinci Compass Investments	1	1	2	0	2.25

Vinci Compass Investments has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 46.74%. Given Vinci Compass Investments’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vinci Compass Investments is more favorable than Investcorp Credit Management BDC.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.8% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Investcorp Credit Management BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Investcorp Credit Management BDC and Vinci Compass Investments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	$17.40 million	0.67	-$8.85 million	($1.42)	-0.57
Vinci Compass Investments	$175.01 million	3.44	$38.97 million	$0.70	13.14

Vinci Compass Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Investcorp Credit Management BDC. Investcorp Credit Management BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vinci Compass Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Investcorp Credit Management BDC has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vinci Compass Investments has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Investcorp Credit Management BDC and Vinci Compass Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investcorp Credit Management BDC	-134.21%	0.86%	0.28%
Vinci Compass Investments	23.77%	12.65%	6.67%

Summary

Vinci Compass Investments beats Investcorp Credit Management BDC on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Investcorp Credit Management BDC

Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. is a business development company specializing in loan, mezzanine, middle market, growth capital, acquisitions, market/product expansion, organic growth, refinancings and recapitalization investments. It also selectively invests in mezzanine loans/structured equity and in the equity of portfolio companies through warrants and other instruments, in most cases taking such upside participation interests as part of a broader investment relationship. The fund typically invests in United States and Europe. Within United States, the fund seeks to invest in Midatlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Southeast, and West Coast regions. The fund primarily invests in cable and satellites; consumer services; healthcare equipment and services; industrials; information technology; telecommunication services; and utilities sectors. The fund seeks to invest between $5 million to $25 million in companies that have annual revenues of at least $50 million with EBITDA at least $15 million.

About Vinci Compass Investments

Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. operates as an asset management firm in Brazil. The company focuses on private markets, liquid strategies, investment products and solutions, and retirement services. It offers private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, special situations, equities, hedge funds, and investment products and solutions comprising portfolio and management services. In addition, the company financial and strategic advisory services, focusing on IPO advisory and mergers and acquisition transactions to entrepreneurs, corporate senior management teams, and boards of directors. Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.