Critical Comparison: TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) versus Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP)

TeraWulf (NASDAQ:WULF) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for TeraWulf and Crescent Capital BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TeraWulf	0	0	7	1	3.13
Crescent Capital BDC	0	1	5	0	2.83

TeraWulf currently has a consensus price target of $8.07, suggesting a potential downside of 0.60%. Crescent Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $19.17, suggesting a potential downside of 2.56%. Given TeraWulf’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TeraWulf is more favorable than Crescent Capital BDC.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TeraWulf	-41.88%	-15.91%	-11.67%
Crescent Capital BDC	47.06%	12.20%	5.57%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.5% of TeraWulf shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of TeraWulf shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Crescent Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

TeraWulf has a beta of 2.54, meaning that its share price is 154% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crescent Capital BDC has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TeraWulf and Crescent Capital BDC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TeraWulf	$69.23 million	45.26	-$73.42 million	N/A	N/A
Crescent Capital BDC	$184.13 million	3.96	$83.84 million	$2.55	7.71

Crescent Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than TeraWulf.

Summary

TeraWulf beats Crescent Capital BDC on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TeraWulf

TeraWulf Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital asset technology company in the United States. The company develops, owns, and operates bitcoin mining facilities in New York and Pennsylvania. It is also involved in the provision of miner hosting services to third-party entities. The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Easton, Maryland.

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.