SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) vs. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) Head-To-Head Contrast

SURO Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund (NYSE:MYN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Dividends

SURO Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. SURO Capital pays out 7.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.0% of SURO Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.3% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of SURO Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund shares are owned 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.

Profitability

This table compares SURO Capital and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SURO Capital	10,695.73%	-6.61%	-5.13%
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares SURO Capital and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SURO Capital	$1.69 million	219.51	$48.81 million	$6.98	2.04
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	$6.89 million	137.48	N/A	N/A	N/A

SURO Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for SURO Capital and BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SURO Capital	0	0	5	1	3.17
BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund	0	0	0	0	0.00

SURO Capital currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.41%. Given SURO Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SURO Capital is more favorable than BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund.

Volatility and Risk

SURO Capital has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SURO Capital beats BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SURO Capital

SuRo Capital Corp. is a business development company. The firm seeks to invest in growth capital, late stage and venture capital-backed private companies. SuRo Capital Corp. was founded in 2010 and is based in San Francisco, California with additional office in New York, New York.

About BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund

BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in a portfolio of long-term investment grade municipal bonds exempt from federal income taxes and New York State and New York City personal income taxes. BlackRock MuniYield New York Quality Fund, Inc was formed on March 16, 1992 and is domiciled in United States.