Comparing BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) & SuRo Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS)

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) and SuRo Capital (NASDAQ:SSSS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of SuRo Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of SuRo Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and SuRo Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
SuRo Capital	-316.66%	-6.35%	-4.58%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and SuRo Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	0	0	0	0	N/A
SuRo Capital	0	0	2	0	3.00

SuRo Capital has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.00%. Given SuRo Capital’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SuRo Capital is more favorable than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund.

Risk & Volatility

BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SuRo Capital has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund and SuRo Capital’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
SuRo Capital	$6.60 million	14.15	$5.07 million	($0.82)	-4.88

SuRo Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund.

Summary

SuRo Capital beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund

BlackRock MuniHoldings California 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 obligations, the interest on which is exempt from Federal and California income taxes. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund, Inc. was formed in 1997 and is domiciled in United States.

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.