Critical Survey: MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) & Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP)

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) and MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Vinci Compass Investments and MSC Income Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vinci Compass Investments	23.77%	12.65%	6.67%
MSC Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Vinci Compass Investments and MSC Income Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vinci Compass Investments	0	2	2	0	2.50
MSC Income Fund	0	3	2	1	2.67

Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus price target of $13.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.36%. MSC Income Fund has a consensus price target of $13.88, indicating a potential upside of 11.78%. Given Vinci Compass Investments’ higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Vinci Compass Investments is more favorable than MSC Income Fund.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vinci Compass Investments and MSC Income Fund”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vinci Compass Investments	$175.01 million	3.57	$38.97 million	$0.70	13.64
MSC Income Fund	$110.26 million	5.31	-$155,544.55	($0.00)	-3,762.66

Vinci Compass Investments has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.1% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vinci Compass Investments beats MSC Income Fund on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.