Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Competitors $10.27 +0.15 (+1.48%) As of 08/8/2025 03:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LIEN vs. AMAL, NCDL, FDUS, CGBD, GLAD, TCPC, CCAP, GAIN, CION, and PSBDShould you be buying Chicago Atlantic BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chicago Atlantic BDC include Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), CION Investment (CION), and Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Chicago Atlantic BDC vs. Its Competitors Amalgamated Financial Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Fidus Investment Carlyle Secured Lending Gladstone Capital Blackrock Tcp Capital Crescent Capital BDC Gladstone Investment CION Investment Palmer Square Capital BDC Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) and Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is AMAL or LIEN more profitable? Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.60% compared to Chicago Atlantic BDC's net margin of 4.83%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 15.21% beat Chicago Atlantic BDC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amalgamated Financial23.60% 15.21% 1.31% Chicago Atlantic BDC 4.83%0.98%0.94% Do analysts prefer AMAL or LIEN? Amalgamated Financial currently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.32%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic BDC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amalgamated Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Chicago Atlantic BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is AMAL or LIEN a better dividend stock? Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Amalgamated Financial pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays out 680.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amalgamated Financial has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMAL or LIEN? 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to AMAL or LIEN? In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Chicago Atlantic BDC. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 1 mentions for Chicago Atlantic BDC. Amalgamated Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Chicago Atlantic BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that Amalgamated Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amalgamated Financial 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chicago Atlantic BDC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, AMAL or LIEN? Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic BDC has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMAL or LIEN? Amalgamated Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic BDC. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chicago Atlantic BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmalgamated Financial$434.51M1.93$106.43M$3.348.35Chicago Atlantic BDC$21.67M10.82$9.62M$0.2051.35 SummaryAmalgamated Financial beats Chicago Atlantic BDC on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chicago Atlantic BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LIEN 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 LIEN 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 LIEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChicago Atlantic BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$230.94M$1.48B$12.21B$9.61BDividend Yield13.44%11.28%5.65%4.14%P/E Ratio51.3512.3419.6324.84Price / Sales10.8259.8426.2798.65Price / Cash27.6611.1521.2858.36Price / Book0.780.932.115.64Net Income$9.62M$144.88M$1.00B$265.68M7 Day Performance0.98%0.44%1.27%4.95%1 Month Performance-2.56%-0.72%-0.02%0.83%1 Year PerformanceN/A-2.15%540.35%22.18% Chicago Atlantic BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIENChicago Atlantic BDCN/A$10.27+1.5%N/AN/A$230.94M$21.67M51.35N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsAMALAmalgamated Financial2.8687 of 5 stars$28.70-2.0%$38.50+34.1%-3.0%$881.76M$319.77M8.63380Ex-DividendAnalyst DowngradeNCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending2.2764 of 5 stars$16.38-0.6%$16.63+1.5%-5.4%$823.54M$224.04M8.76N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFDUSFidus Investment1.9591 of 5 stars$20.65-0.2%$21.00+1.7%+12.1%$721.24M$146.15M8.87N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseGap UpCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.1462 of 5 stars$13.65-1.0%$15.25+11.7%-14.4%$703.50M$232.59M10.23N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGLADGladstone Capital1.0582 of 5 stars$27.30-1.9%$23.00-15.8%+21.1%$612.13M$96.62M6.9670News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.0255 of 5 stars$7.08-1.2%$7.00-1.2%-22.6%$607.02M$259.44M-12.3121,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementCCAPCrescent Capital BDC3.1628 of 5 stars$14.08-1.2%$17.60+25.0%-18.6%$521.95M$60.50M10.51N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementGAINGladstone Investment0.7883 of 5 stars$13.74-1.1%$13.50-1.7%+12.2%$509.98M$93.66M7.7870Upcoming EarningsCIONCION Investment1.3805 of 5 stars$9.62-1.5%$11.00+14.3%-10.4%$506.88M$252.43M-33.17N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPSBDPalmer Square Capital BDC1.7449 of 5 stars$13.78-0.7%$14.25+3.4%-15.7%$445.93M$143.51M27.55N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMAL Competitors NCDL Competitors FDUS Competitors CGBD Competitors GLAD Competitors TCPC Competitors CCAP Competitors GAIN Competitors CION Competitors PSBD Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LIEN) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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