Analyzing BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP)

BTC Digital (NASDAQ:BTCT) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

BTC Digital has a beta of -0.08, indicating that its share price is 108% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares BTC Digital and Crescent Capital BDC’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BTC Digital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	47.06%	12.20%	5.57%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares BTC Digital and Crescent Capital BDC”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BTC Digital	$6.77 million	6.12	-$2.82 million	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$184.13 million	3.85	$83.84 million	$2.55	7.50

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than BTC Digital.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for BTC Digital and Crescent Capital BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BTC Digital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	5	0	2.83

Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 0.68%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than BTC Digital.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.3% of BTC Digital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of BTC Digital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats BTC Digital on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BTC Digital

BTC Digital Ltd. a crypto asset technology company engages in bitcoin mining business. It is also involved in mining machines resale and rental business. The company was formerly known as Meten Holding Group Ltd. and changed its name to BTC Digital Ltd. in August 2023. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

About Crescent Capital BDC

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.