Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. (GECC) vs Hennessy Advisors, Inc. (HNNA)

Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. and Hennessy Advisors, Inc. are both Asset Management companies. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $80.6M against $73.2M — 1.1× the size. Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Hennessy Advisors, Inc. trades at 9.8×. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: −6.90% against −8.36%. Hennessy Advisors, Inc. has the higher net margin (24.8% vs −87.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.6% vs 3.06%). Both pay a dividend; Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. yields more (13.5% vs 8.33%). Across the 21 metrics below, Hennessy Advisors, Inc. leads on 12 and Great Elm Capital Group, Inc. on 9.