Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III (HYAC) Competitors

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:HYAC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Is KBDC or HYAC more profitable?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in KBDC or HYAC?

71.1% of Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KBDC or HYAC?

Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III received 29 more outperform votes than Kayne Anderson BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.71% of users gave Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Kayne Anderson BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kayne Anderson BDC	Outperform Votes 4 57.14%	Underperform Votes 3 42.86%
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III	Outperform Votes 33 64.71%	Underperform Votes 18 35.29%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, KBDC or HYAC?

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kayne Anderson BDC	$114.11M	10.35	$77.07M	N/A	N/A
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor KBDC or HYAC?

In the previous week, Kayne Anderson BDC had 4 more articles in the media than Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kayne Anderson BDC and 0 mentions for Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III. Kayne Anderson BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III'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
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III	Neutral

Do analysts recommend KBDC or HYAC?

Kayne Anderson BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.30, suggesting a potential upside of 4.03%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III.

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
Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Haymaker Acquisition Corp. III on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.