Kismet Acquisition One (KSMT) Competitors

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL) and Kismet Acquisition One (NASDAQ:KSMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MSDL or KSMT?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending received 7 more outperform votes than Kismet Acquisition One when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	Outperform Votes 7 41.18%	Underperform Votes 10 58.82%
Kismet Acquisition One	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MSDL or KSMT?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Kismet Acquisition One.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	$367.74M	5.08	$231.01M	$2.55	8.25
Kismet Acquisition One	N/A	N/A	-$2.98M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate MSDL or KSMT?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus target price of $21.58, suggesting a potential upside of 2.58%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is more favorable than Kismet Acquisition One.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Kismet Acquisition One	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MSDL or KSMT more profitable?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a net margin of 54.89% compared to Kismet Acquisition One's net margin of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's return on equity of 12.69% beat Kismet Acquisition One's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	54.89%	12.69%	6.52%
Kismet Acquisition One	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to MSDL or KSMT?

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending had 8 more articles in the media than Kismet Acquisition One. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and 0 mentions for Kismet Acquisition One. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Kismet Acquisition One's score of 0.00 indicating that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending	Positive
Kismet Acquisition One	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MSDL or KSMT?

65.8% of Kismet Acquisition One shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending beats Kismet Acquisition One on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.