Analyzing Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) & Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS)

Abits Group (NASDAQ:ABTS) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Abits Group has a beta of 3.04, suggesting that its share price is 204% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Abits Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	37.32%	11.90%	5.40%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Abits Group and Crescent Capital BDC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Abits Group	$5.34 million	1.07	-$12.59 million	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$83.50 million	7.02	$83.84 million	$1.99	7.94

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Abits Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Abits Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Abits Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Abits Group and Crescent Capital BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Abits Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	4	0	2.80

Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 17.01%. Given Crescent Capital BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Crescent Capital BDC is more favorable than Abits Group.

Summary

Crescent Capital BDC beats Abits Group on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Abits Group

Abits Group Inc. operates in the bitcoin mining business in the United States. The company was formerly known as Moxian (BVI) Inc and changed its name to Abits Group Inc. in November 2023. Abits Group Inc. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

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.