Head-To-Head Analysis: HG (OTCMKTS:STLY) vs. Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN)

HG (OTCMKTS:STLY – Get Rating) and Manhattan Bridge Capital (NASDAQ:LOAN – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares HG and Manhattan Bridge Capital’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HG	$14.48 million	1.30	$3.74 million	$0.59	11.10
Manhattan Bridge Capital	$8.57 million	6.45	$5.21 million	$0.47	10.23

Manhattan Bridge Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than HG. Manhattan Bridge Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HG, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

HG has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manhattan Bridge Capital has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for HG and Manhattan Bridge Capital, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HG	0	0	0	0	N/A
Manhattan Bridge Capital	0	1	0	0	2.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

1.7% of HG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.0% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.4% of HG shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.2% of Manhattan Bridge Capital shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares HG and Manhattan Bridge Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HG	23.54%	10.82%	7.60%
Manhattan Bridge Capital	57.21%	13.46%	7.84%

Summary

Manhattan Bridge Capital beats HG on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HG

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HG Holdings, Inc. engages in investment activities. It holds equity interest in a real estate company with single-tenant properties. The firm designs, markets and distributes resources in the upscale segment of the wood residential furniture market. It operates under the following segments: Title Insurance Services, Real Estate segments, and Others. HG Holdings was founded by Thomas Bahnson Stanley in 1924 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

About Manhattan Bridge Capital

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Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. engages in originating, servicing, and managing a portfolio of first mortgage loans. It offers short-term, secured, non-banking loans to real estate investors to fund their acquisition and construction of properties located in the New York Metropolitan area. The company was founded by Assaf N. Ran in 1989 and is headquartered in Great Neck, NY.