Head to Head Contrast: Carbon Revolution Public (NASDAQ:CREV) & Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF)

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) and Carbon Revolution Public (NASDAQ:CREV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Carbon Revolution Public shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Carbon Revolution Public shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carbon Revolution Public has a beta of 3, suggesting that its stock price is 200% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Carbon Revolution Public, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	0	1	1	0	2.50
Carbon Revolution Public	0	0	1	0	3.00

Bain Capital Specialty Finance presently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.07%. Carbon Revolution Public has a consensus price target of $39.00, indicating a potential upside of 964.12%. Given Carbon Revolution Public’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carbon Revolution Public is more favorable than Bain Capital Specialty Finance.

Profitability

This table compares Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Carbon Revolution Public’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	43.90%	12.09%	5.49%
Carbon Revolution Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Carbon Revolution Public”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$146.76 million	7.40	$123.38 million	$2.00	8.41
Carbon Revolution Public	N/A	N/A	$170,000.00	N/A	N/A

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Carbon Revolution Public.

Summary

Bain Capital Specialty Finance beats Carbon Revolution Public on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bain Capital Specialty Finance

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is business development company specializing in direct loans to middle-market companies. The fund seeks to invest in senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral, senior first lien, stretch senior, senior second lien, unitranche, mezzanine debt, junior securities, other junior investments, and secondary purchases of assets or portfolios that primarily consist of middle-market corporate debt. It typically invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million.

About Carbon Revolution Public

Carbon Revolution Public Limited Company manufactures and sells carbon fibre wheels to original equipment vehicle manufacturers for the automotive industry worldwide. It also provides associated engineering services; and sells tools. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.