DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS – Get Free Report) and Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
75.8% of DevvStream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of DevvStream shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for DevvStream and Great Elm Capital Group, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DevvStream | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Great Elm Capital Group | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.75 |
Profitability
This table compares DevvStream and Great Elm Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DevvStream | N/A | N/A | -202.28% |
| Great Elm Capital Group | -87.74% | 13.87% | 4.93% |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares DevvStream and Great Elm Capital Group”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DevvStream | $24,493.00 | 219.06 | -$12.07 million | ($1.54) | -0.10 |
| Great Elm Capital Group | $49.99 million | 1.51 | -$31.79 million | ($2.95) | -1.85 |
DevvStream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Elm Capital Group. Great Elm Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DevvStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
DevvStream has a beta of 0.36, meaning that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Great Elm Capital Group beats DevvStream on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DevvStream
DevvStream Holdings Inc. is a carbon credit project co-development and generation firm specializing in technology-based solutions. DevvStream Holdings Inc., formerly known as Focus Impact Acquisition Corp., is based in NEW YORK.
About Great Elm Capital Group
Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.
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