Alpha Capital Acquisition (ASPC) Competitors

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Alpha Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:ASPC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer KBDC or ASPC?

In the previous week, Kayne Anderson BDC had 3 more articles in the media than Alpha Capital Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kayne Anderson BDC and 1 mentions for Alpha Capital Acquisition. Kayne Anderson BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Alpha Capital Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Kayne Anderson BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Kayne Anderson BDC	Positive
Alpha Capital Acquisition	Neutral

Is KBDC or ASPC more profitable?

Kayne Anderson BDC has a net margin of 59.80% compared to Alpha Capital Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Kayne Anderson BDC's return on equity of 12.65% beat Alpha Capital Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%
Alpha Capital Acquisition	N/A	-20.28%	1.24%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KBDC or ASPC?

Kayne Anderson BDC received 4 more outperform votes than Alpha Capital Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.44% of users gave Kayne Anderson BDC an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Alpha Capital Acquisition an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kayne Anderson BDC	Outperform Votes 4 44.44%	Underperform Votes 5 55.56%
Alpha Capital Acquisition	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 5 100.00%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KBDC or ASPC?

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Capital Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kayne Anderson BDC	$122.29M	9.44	$77.07M	N/A	N/A
Alpha Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$2.10M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer KBDC or ASPC?

Kayne Anderson BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.62%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Alpha Capital Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kayne Anderson BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Alpha Capital Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in KBDC or ASPC?

89.0% of Alpha Capital Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Alpha Capital Acquisition on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.