Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst (NYSE: VCV) and American Capital Senior Floating (NASDAQ:ACSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Profitability

This table compares Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst and American Capital Senior Floating’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst | N/A | N/A | N/A |
American Capital Senior Floating | 32.54% | 4.51% | 2.43% |
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst and American Capital Senior Floating, as reported by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
American Capital Senior Floating | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst and American Capital Senior Floating’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
American Capital Senior Floating | $17.52 million | 6.28 | $5.70 million | $3.11 | 3.54 |
American Capital Senior Floating has higher revenue and earnings than Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst.
Dividends
Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. American Capital Senior Floating pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. American Capital Senior Floating pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility & Risk
Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Capital Senior Floating has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
8.2% of Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.9% of American Capital Senior Floating shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Capital Senior Floating shares are held by company 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
American Capital Senior Floating beats Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Invesco Van Kmpn Calf Vl Mncpl Incm Trst Company Profile
Invesco Van Kampen California Value Municipal Income Trust (the Trust), formerly Invesco California Value Municipal Income Trust, is a diversified, closed-end management investment trust. The Trust’s investment objective is to seek to provide common shareholders with a high level of current income exempt from federal and California income taxes, consistent with preservation of capital. The Trust will invest substantially all of its assets in California municipal securities rated investment grade at the time of investment. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing primarily in California municipal securities that are rated investment grade at the time of investment. Municipal securities include municipal bonds, municipal notes, municipal commercial paper and lease obligations. Invesco Advisers, Inc. serves as its investment advisor.
American Capital Senior Floating Company Profile
American Capital Senior Floating, Ltd. is a non-diversified closed-end investment management company. The Company’s investment objective is to provide attractive, risk-adjusted returns over the long term primarily through current income while seeking to preserve its capital. It manages a leveraged portfolio composed primarily of diversified investments in first lien and second lien floating rate loans principally to the United States-based companies (collectively, Senior Floating Rate Loans or SFRLs), which are referred to as leveraged loans. It invests in equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), which are securitized vehicles collateralized primarily by SFRLs, and it may invest in debt tranches of CLOs. In addition, it may selectively invest in loans issued by middle market companies, mezzanine and unitranche loans and high yield bonds. It has over 80% of its assets in Senior Floating Rate Loans. The Company is managed by American Capital ACSF Management, LLC.
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