CSLM Acquisition (CSLM) Competitors

Alpine Income Property Trust (NYSE:PINE) and CSLM Acquisition (NASDAQ:CSLM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor PINE or CSLM?

In the previous week, Alpine Income Property Trust had 2 more articles in the media than CSLM Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alpine Income Property Trust and 0 mentions for CSLM Acquisition. Alpine Income Property Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat CSLM Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Alpine Income Property Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpine Income Property Trust	Positive
CSLM Acquisition	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, PINE or CSLM?

Alpine Income Property Trust has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CSLM Acquisition has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PINE or CSLM?

60.5% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.8% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alpine Income Property Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.8% of CSLM Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PINE or CSLM?

Alpine Income Property Trust currently has a consensus target price of $19.25, indicating a potential upside of 11.85%. Given Alpine Income Property Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Alpine Income Property Trust is more favorable than CSLM Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpine Income Property Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
CSLM Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PINE or CSLM?

Alpine Income Property Trust received 41 more outperform votes than CSLM Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alpine Income Property Trust	Outperform Votes 41 65.08%	Underperform Votes 22 34.92%
CSLM Acquisition	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PINE or CSLM?

Alpine Income Property Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CSLM Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alpine Income Property Trust	$50.02M	4.91	$2.92M	$0.22	78.23
CSLM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is PINE or CSLM more profitable?

Alpine Income Property Trust has a net margin of 6.72% compared to CSLM Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Alpine Income Property Trust's return on equity of 1.23% beat CSLM Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpine Income Property Trust	6.72%	1.23%	0.59%
CSLM Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Alpine Income Property Trust beats CSLM Acquisition on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.