Pearl Diver Credit (NYSE:PDCC) & MDB Capital (NASDAQ:MDBH) Financial Analysis

Pearl Diver Credit (NYSE:PDCC) and MDB Capital (NASDAQ:MDBH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Pearl Diver Credit and MDB Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pearl Diver Credit	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDB Capital	N/A	17.68%	17.20%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Pearl Diver Credit and MDB Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pearl Diver Credit	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
MDB Capital	$2.16 million	15.77	$11.69 million	$0.93	3.61

MDB Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Pearl Diver Credit.

Volatility and Risk

Pearl Diver Credit has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MDB Capital has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.4% of MDB Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 55.8% of MDB Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Pearl Diver Credit and MDB Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pearl Diver Credit	0	0	0	1	4.00
MDB Capital	1	0	0	0	1.00

Pearl Diver Credit presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 27.40%. Given Pearl Diver Credit’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Pearl Diver Credit is more favorable than MDB Capital.

Summary

MDB Capital beats Pearl Diver Credit on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pearl Diver Credit

Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. is a newly organized, externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to maximize its portfolio’s total return, with a secondary objective of generating high current income. Pearl Diver Credit Company Inc. is based in NEW YORK.

About MDB Capital

MDB Capital Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiaries, primarily operates as a broker-dealer. The company operates through two segments, Broker Dealer & Intellectual Property Service, and Technology Development. The Broker Dealer & Intellectual Property Service segment operates as a full-service broker dealer that focuses on conducting private and public securities offerings, as well as providing research services for investment banking due diligence. The Technology Development segment engages in the synthetic biology technology development business. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Addison, Texas.