Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III (MCAE) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsFinancialsSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock MCAE vs. LFT, TAVI, IRRX, CEP, GPMT, ESHA, BMAC, FRGE, RILY, and PLAOShould you be buying Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III include Lument Finance Trust (LFT), Tavia Acquisition (TAVI), Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition (IRRX), Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares (CEP), Granite Point Mortgage Trust (GPMT), ESH Acquisition (ESHA), Black Mountain Acquisition (BMAC), Forge Global (FRGE), B. Riley Financial (RILY), and Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition (PLAO). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III vs. Lument Finance Trust Tavia Acquisition Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares Granite Point Mortgage Trust ESH Acquisition Black Mountain Acquisition Forge Global B. Riley Financial Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Lument Finance Trust (NYSE:LFT) and Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:MCAE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LFT or MCAE? 19.5% of Lument Finance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Lument Finance Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.8% of Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LFT or MCAE? Lument Finance Trust received 115 more outperform votes than Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLument Finance TrustOutperform Votes11566.47% Underperform Votes5833.53% Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IIIN/AN/A Does the media favor LFT or MCAE? In the previous week, Lument Finance Trust had 6 more articles in the media than Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lument Finance Trust and 0 mentions for Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III. Lument Finance Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III's score of 0.00 indicating that Lument Finance Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Lument Finance Trust Positive Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III Neutral Do analysts prefer LFT or MCAE? Lument Finance Trust presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, indicating a potential downside of 4.94%. Given Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III is more favorable than Lument Finance Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lument Finance Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is LFT or MCAE more profitable? Lument Finance Trust has a net margin of 18.19% compared to Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III's net margin of 0.00%. Lument Finance Trust's return on equity of 14.41% beat Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lument Finance Trust18.19% 14.41% 1.98% Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk & volatility, LFT or MCAE? Lument Finance Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LFT or MCAE? Lument Finance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLument Finance Trust$34.86M3.95$19.72M$0.357.51Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IIIN/AN/A-$330KN/AN/A SummaryLument Finance Trust beats Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCAE 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 MCAE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IIIHolding Offices IndustryFinance, Insurance, And Real Estate SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$35.04M$445.02M$149.54M$7.92BDividend YieldN/A7.54%6.55%4.04%P/E RatioN/A2.140.9918.81Price / SalesN/A51.27N/A88.69Price / CashN/A69.0161.8634.64Price / BookN/A3.38N/A4.18Net Income-$330,000.00$35.22M$4.02M$247.10M Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCAEMountain Crest Acquisition Corp. IIIN/AN/AN/AN/A$35.04MN/A0.002,021LFTLument Finance Trust1.613 of 5 stars$2.68-2.7%$2.50-6.5%+3.8%$139.93M$34.86M7.43600Analyst ForecastPositive NewsTAVITavia AcquisitionN/A$10.04flatN/AN/A$139.43MN/A0.002IRRXIntegrated Rail and Resources AcquisitionN/A$11.25flatN/AN/A$137.69MN/A0.002,021CEPCantor Equity Partners, Inc. Class A Ordinary SharesN/A$10.69+0.8%N/AN/A$136.83MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsGPMTGranite Point Mortgage Trust3.006 of 5 stars$2.63-2.5%$3.38+28.2%-45.5%$128.58M$39.86M-0.6030Short Interest ↑ESHAESH AcquisitionN/A$10.80-1.7%N/A+4.3%$127.31MN/A0.00N/APositive NewsBMACBlack Mountain AcquisitionN/A$10.60flatN/AN/A$125.54MN/A0.002,021High Trading VolumeFRGEForge Global2.7023 of 5 stars$0.66-6.8%$5.00+655.3%-68.8%$124.55M$78.66M-1.543Stock SplitRILYB. Riley Financial1.5569 of 5 stars$4.00-3.1%N/A-82.7%$121.99M$1.44B-0.191,410Short Interest ↓Gap DownPLAOPatria Latin American Opportunity AcquisitionN/A$11.85flatN/AN/A$121.95MN/A0.00N/APositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lument Finance Trust Alternatives Tavia Acquisition Alternatives Integrated Rail and Resources Acquisition Alternatives Cantor Equity Partners, Inc. Class A Ordinary Shares Alternatives Granite Point Mortgage Trust Alternatives ESH Acquisition Alternatives Black Mountain Acquisition Alternatives Forge Global Alternatives B. Riley Financial Alternatives Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition Alternatives 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:MCAE) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredMost gold “analysts” aren’t really gold analysts… [watch out]People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. Unfortunately, most so-called “g...Golden Portfolio | Sponsored“Amazon Coin” set to outperform BitcoinChris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredUrgent Bitcoin alert for RIGHT NOWFormer billion-dollar hedge fund manager Larry Benedict has released the most incredible presentation of his 4...Brownstone Research | Sponsored10X Bigger than AI, quantum, EVs, crypto, and robotics combined?World Economic Forum: "Arguably the Most Exciting Human Discovery Since Fire" Sam Altman, Bill Gates, and M...Stansberry Research | SponsoredDOGE tax surpriseElon Musk's DOGE agents have some very strange plans for the IRS... Recently, it emerged that our tax auth...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s betrayal exposed Fair warning: this will not make for easy viewing. Especially if you voted for Trump, put your faith in hi...Porter & Company | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. III With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.