Head-To-Head Analysis: Farmhouse (OTCMKTS:FMHS) and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL)

Farmhouse (OTCMKTS:FMHS) and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Farmhouse and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Farmhouse	0	0	0	0	0.00
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	0	3	3	0	2.50

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.34%. Given Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is more favorable than Farmhouse.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Farmhouse and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Farmhouse	$10,000.00	250.88	-$560,000.00	($0.03)	-4.67
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	$110.97 million	8.39	$75.94 million	$2.34	7.30

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Farmhouse. Farmhouse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Farmhouse and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Farmhouse	-3,273.33%	N/A	N/A
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending	53.56%	12.72%	6.05%

Summary

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending beats Farmhouse on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Farmhouse

Farmhouse, Inc. operates a platform for the legal cannabis industry. It provides @420, a Twitter handle public platform that engages with cannabis enthusiasts; WeeClub, a cannabis social network platform that enables industry professionals to connect, discover products and services, and scale their businesses; and Web3 division, which facilitates licensing opportunities between established cannabis brands and influential digital collectible holders to launch digital collectible branded products and accessories. The company’s platform serves cannabis producers, retailers, consultants, and supply chain professionals. It markets its products through media, networking, live events, partnerships, search engine optimization, and direct sales calls to existing members. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California.

About Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is a specialty finance company focused primarily on investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. is based in NEW YORK.