Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL – Get Free Report) and Guild (NYSE:GHLD – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and Guild’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending | $82.09 million | 11.60 | $75.94 million | N/A | N/A |
Guild | $655.19 million | 1.26 | -$39.01 million | ($0.65) | -20.85 |
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Guild.
Profitability
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending | 46.95% | 11.91% | 4.89% |
Guild | -5.95% | 3.57% | 1.27% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
17.5% of Guild shares are owned by institutional investors. 78.5% of Guild 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and Guild, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2.50 |
Guild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Guild has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 12.55%. Given Guild’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Guild is more favorable than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending.
Summary
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending beats Guild on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is a specialty finance company focused primarily on investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is based in NEW YORK.
About Guild
Guild Holdings Company originates, sells, and services residential mortgage loans in the United States. It operates in two segments, Origination and Servicing. The company offers residential mortgages through retail and correspondent channels. Guild Holdings Company was incorporated in 1960 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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