Head to Head Review: Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) vs. Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR)

Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) and Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Green Street Capital has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are owned 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Great Elm Capital Group and Green Street Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Elm Capital Group	$39.32 million	2.26	$3.55 million	$1.56	4.93
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Great Elm Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Profitability

This table compares Great Elm Capital Group and Green Street Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Elm Capital Group	36.81%	12.49%	4.36%
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Great Elm Capital Group and Green Street Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Elm Capital Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00

Great Elm Capital Group currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.04%. Given Great Elm Capital Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Great Elm Capital Group is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Summary

Great Elm Capital Group beats Green Street Capital on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Great Elm Capital Group

Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.

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.