Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Kismet Acquisition One (KSMT) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends KSMT vs. MSDL, OBDE, KBDC, BCSF, TRIN, AACT, CION, FSNB, AAM, and EQVShould you be buying Kismet Acquisition One stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kismet Acquisition One include Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (MSDL), Blue Owl Capital Co. III (OBDE), Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Trinity Capital (TRIN), Ares Acquisition Co. II (AACT), CION Investment (CION), Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (FSNB), AA Mission Acquisition (AAM), and EQV Ventures Acquisition (EQV). Kismet Acquisition One vs. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Blue Owl Capital Co. III Kayne Anderson BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance Trinity Capital Ares Acquisition Co. II CION Investment Fusion Acquisition Corp. II AA Mission Acquisition EQV Ventures Acquisition Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL) and Kismet Acquisition One (NASDAQ:KSMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk. 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 Lending54.89% 12.69% 6.52% Kismet Acquisition One N/A N/A N/A Do analysts prefer MSDL or KSMT? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending presently has a consensus target price of $21.38, indicating a potential upside of 6.24%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20Kismet Acquisition One 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, MSDL or KSMT? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Kismet Acquisition One. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMorgan Stanley Direct Lending$253.06M7.04$231.01M$2.438.28Kismet Acquisition OneN/AN/A-$2.98MN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSDL or KSMT? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending received 8 more outperform votes than Kismet Acquisition One when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMorgan Stanley Direct LendingOutperform Votes842.11% Underperform Votes1157.89% Kismet Acquisition OneN/AN/A Do institutionals & insiders believe in MSDL or KSMT? 65.8% of Kismet Acquisition One shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MSDL or KSMT? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending had 4 more articles in the media than Kismet Acquisition One. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and 0 mentions for Kismet Acquisition One. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.79 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 SummaryMorgan Stanley Direct Lending beats Kismet Acquisition One on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Kismet Acquisition One News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KSMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KSMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKismet Acquisition OneHolding & Other Investment Offices Industry SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$609.60M$457.00M$2.55B$8.08BDividend YieldN/A7.18%13.05%4.04%P/E RatioN/A2.1512.1319.00Price / SalesN/A64.404,932,637.57120.61Price / CashN/A69.0121.4234.64Price / Book120.003.703.354.26Net Income-$2.98M$35.78M-$527.28M$247.00M Kismet Acquisition One Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KSMTKismet Acquisition OneN/A$19.20+4.1%N/A+701.7%$609.60MN/A0.00N/AMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending1.2299 of 5 stars$20.42+0.9%$21.38+4.7%-2.4%$1.81B$257.79M8.01N/AShort Interest ↑OBDEBlue Owl Capital Co. III1.9894 of 5 stars$14.14flat$16.00+13.2%N/A$1.74B$244.17M8.03N/AKBDCKayne Anderson BDC1.55 of 5 stars$17.05-1.9%$17.30+1.5%N/A$1.21B$114.11M0.00N/AShort Interest ↓BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8795 of 5 stars$18.57-2.6%$18.00-3.1%+5.5%$1.20B$146.71M9.331,000High Trading VolumeTRINTrinity Capital1.6121 of 5 stars$16.44-0.7%$15.63-5.0%+5.5%$968.42M$175.49M9.6140Short Interest ↓AACTAres Acquisition Co. IIN/A$11.08+0.0%N/A+5.5%$692.19MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageCIONCION Investment1.5624 of 5 stars$12.55+0.1%$12.25-2.4%+9.5%$668.74M$90.95M8.54N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoverageFSNBFusion Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.49flatN/AN/A$655.63MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeAAMAA Mission AcquisitionN/A$10.21+0.2%N/AN/A$448.98MN/A0.00N/AEQVEQV Ventures AcquisitionN/A$10.03flatN/AN/A$447.06MN/A0.00N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Alternatives Blue Owl Capital Co. 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