Comparing Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) & Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR)

Green Street Capital (OTCMKTS:JAGR) and Eagle Point Credit (NYSE:ECC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Green Street Capital and Eagle Point Credit, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Green Street Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Eagle Point Credit	0	2	3	1	2.83

Eagle Point Credit has a consensus price target of $7.46, suggesting a potential upside of 32.59%. Given Eagle Point Credit’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Point Credit is more favorable than Green Street Capital.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Green Street Capital and Eagle Point Credit”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	$179.77 million	3.95	$85.49 million	$0.19	29.61

Eagle Point Credit has higher revenue and earnings than Green Street Capital.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

19.5% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by institutional investors. 72.4% of Green Street Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Eagle Point Credit shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Green Street Capital and Eagle Point Credit’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Green Street Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Eagle Point Credit	12.33%	13.47%	8.14%

Summary

Eagle Point Credit beats Green Street Capital on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Eagle Point Credit

Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. is a closed ended fund launched and managed by Eagle Point Credit Management LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations consisting primarily of below investment grade U.S. senior secured loans. Eagle Point Credit Company Inc. was formed on March 24, 2014 and is domiciled in the United States.