Invent Ventures (OTCMKTS:IDEA) and SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) Head-To-Head Comparison

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) and Invent Ventures (OTCMKTS:IDEA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Volatility & Risk

SLR Investment has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invent Ventures has a beta of -56.49, indicating that its share price is 5,749% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

35.3% of SLR Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 8.8% of SLR Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of Invent Ventures shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SLR Investment and Invent Ventures”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SLR Investment	$232.43 million	N/A	$95.76 million	$1.65	9.30
Invent Ventures	$790,000.00	2.03	$710,000.00	N/A	N/A

SLR Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Invent Ventures.

Profitability

This table compares SLR Investment and Invent Ventures’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SLR Investment	41.00%	8.98%	3.56%
Invent Ventures	27.92%	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for SLR Investment and Invent Ventures, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SLR Investment	2	3	2	1	2.25
Invent Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

SLR Investment presently has a consensus target price of $16.04, suggesting a potential upside of 4.47%. Given SLR Investment’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SLR Investment is more favorable than Invent Ventures.

Summary

SLR Investment beats Invent Ventures on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SLR Investment

SLR Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in secured debt (first lien unitranche and second lien), subordinated (unsecured) debt, minority equity, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, recapitalizations, general refinancing, growth capital and strategic income-oriented control equity investments in leveraged middle market companies. The fund invests in aerospace and defense; air freight & logistics; asset management; automotive; banking; beverage, food and tobacco; building products; buildings and real estate; broadcasting and entertainment; cargo transport; commercial services and supplies; communications equipment; chemicals, plastics and rubber; containers, packaging and glass; construction & engineering; diversified/conglomerate manufacturing; consumer Finance; distributors; diversified/conglomerate services; diversified financial services; diversified real estate activities; food products; Footwear; Education Services; diversified telecommunications services; electronics; farming and agriculture; finance; grocery; health care equipment and supplies; health care facilities; education and childcare; home and office furnishing, durable consumer products; hotels, motels, inns and gaming; insurance; restaurants, leisure, amusement, and entertainment; leisure equipment tolls and services, media, multiline retail, multi sector holdings; paper and forest products; personal products; professional services, research and consulting services, software; specialty retail; textiles apparel and luxury goods, thrifts and mortgage finance, trading companies and distributors, utilities, and wireless telecommunication services; industrial conglomerates; internet software and services, IT services, machinery; mining, steel, iron, and non-precious metals; oil and gas; personal, food and miscellaneous services; printing and publishing; retail stores; telecommunications; textiles and leather; and utilities. It also invests in life sciences with focus on specialty pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, health Care Providers and services; health Care technology, enabling technologies and tools. The fund primarily invests in United States. The fund’s investments generally range between $5 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with revenues between $50 million and $1 billion and EBITDA between $15 million and $100 million. It invests in the form of senior secured loans, mezzanine loans, and equity securities. It may also seek investments in thinly traded public companies and also make secondary investments. The fund makes non-control equity investments. It primarily exits within three years of the initial capital commitment.

About Invent Ventures

Invent Ventures, Inc., formerly known as Los Angeles Syndicate of Technology, Inc., is venture capital firm specializing in incubation, seed, start ups, growth capital, and early stage investments. The firm prefers to invest in technology companies including web-based software, digital media, mobile applications, social media, consumer internet, online advertising and healthcare technology . It prefers to invest in the Los Angeles area of United States. The firm seeks to invest up to $0.25 million. Invent Ventures, Inc. was founded on August 18, 2005 and is based in Santa Monica, California.