DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) and Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) Head to Head Analysis

DevvStream (NASDAQ:DEVS) and Great Elm Capital Group (NASDAQ:GECC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

DevvStream has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Elm Capital Group has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

75.8% of DevvStream shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.8% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of DevvStream shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Great Elm Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares DevvStream and Great Elm Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DevvStream	N/A	N/A	-202.28%
Great Elm Capital Group	-87.74%	13.87%	4.93%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for DevvStream and Great Elm Capital Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DevvStream	1	0	0	0	1.00
Great Elm Capital Group	1	3	0	0	1.75

Great Elm Capital Group has a consensus price target of $10.50, suggesting a potential upside of 92.66%. Given Great Elm Capital Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Great Elm Capital Group is more favorable than DevvStream.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DevvStream and Great Elm Capital Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DevvStream	$24,493.00	219.06	-$12.07 million	($1.54)	-0.10
Great Elm Capital Group	$49.99 million	1.51	-$31.79 million	($2.95)	-1.85

DevvStream has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Elm Capital Group. Great Elm Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DevvStream, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Great Elm Capital Group beats DevvStream on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About DevvStream

DevvStream Holdings Inc. is a carbon credit project co-development and generation firm specializing in technology-based solutions. DevvStream Holdings Inc., formerly known as Focus Impact Acquisition Corp., is based in NEW YORK.

About Great Elm Capital Group

Great Elm Capital Corp. is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. It invests in the debt instruments of middle market companies. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.