Analyzing Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG)

Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Barings Participation Investors and Binah Capital Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Binah Capital Group	$168.90 million	0.27	-$4.56 million	$0.03	91.33

Barings Participation Investors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Binah Capital Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Barings Participation Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.33, indicating that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Barings Participation Investors and Binah Capital Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Participation Investors	0	0	0	0	0.00
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Profitability

This table compares Barings Participation Investors and Binah Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
Binah Capital Group	0.58%	509.27%	1.55%

Summary

Binah Capital Group beats Barings Participation Investors on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barings Participation Investors

Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations which are directly purchased from its issuers. The fund also seeks to invest in warrants, conversion rights, or other equity related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard and Poor's Industrials Composite, Russell 2000 Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index, and Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Credit Index. The fund was formerly known as Babson Capital Participation Investors. Barings Participation Investors was formed on April 7, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.

About Binah Capital Group

Binah Capital Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the wealth management industry. The company provides access to stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, and options execution services; and research, compliance, supervision, and accounting and related services for financial advisors. It also offers mutual funds and insurance products, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts, unit trusts, and fixed and variable annuities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Albany, New York. Binah Capital Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MHC Securities, LLC.