This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. New Providence Acquisition (NPA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock NPA vs. MSDL, OBDE, KBDC, BCSF, TRIN, AACT, FSNB, CION, EQV, and NETDShould you be buying New Providence Acquisition stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Providence Acquisition 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), Fusion Acquisition Corp. II (FSNB), CION Investment (CION), EQV Ventures Acquisition (EQV), and Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II (NETD). New Providence Acquisition vs. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Blue Owl Capital Co. III Kayne Anderson BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance Trinity Capital Ares Acquisition Co. II Fusion Acquisition Corp. II CION Investment EQV Ventures Acquisition Nabors Energy Transition Corp. II New Providence Acquisition (NASDAQ:NPA) and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL) are both small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk. Is NPA or MSDL more profitable? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a net margin of 54.89% compared to New Providence Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's return on equity of 12.69% beat New Providence Acquisition's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets New Providence AcquisitionN/A N/A N/A Morgan Stanley Direct Lending 54.89%12.69%6.52% Does the media favor NPA or MSDL? In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending had 2 more articles in the media than New Providence Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending and 0 mentions for New Providence Acquisition. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat New Providence Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment New Providence Acquisition Neutral Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor NPA or MSDL? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending received 8 more outperform votes than New Providence Acquisition when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNew Providence AcquisitionN/AN/AMorgan Stanley Direct LendingOutperform Votes842.11% Underperform Votes1157.89% Do institutionals & insiders believe in NPA or MSDL? 63.9% of New Providence Acquisition 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, NPA or MSDL? New Providence Acquisition has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate NPA or MSDL? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a consensus target price of $21.38, indicating a potential upside of 14.12%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is more favorable than New Providence Acquisition.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score New Providence Acquisition 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Morgan Stanley Direct Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 Which has better valuation & earnings, NPA or MSDL? Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has higher revenue and earnings than New Providence Acquisition. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNew Providence AcquisitionN/AN/A$660KN/AN/AMorgan Stanley Direct Lending$253.06M6.55$231.01M$2.437.71 SummaryMorgan Stanley Direct Lending beats New Providence Acquisition on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get New Providence Acquisition News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NPA 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 NPA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNew Providence AcquisitionHolding & Other Investment Offices Industry SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$620.43M$431.83M$2.35B$7.11BDividend YieldN/A7.60%13.71%4.05%P/E RatioN/A2.1011.1117.45Price / SalesN/A49.653,453,657.5285.21Price / Cash585.0869.0170.3134.64Price / BookN/A3.313.053.79Net Income$660,000.00$35.22M-$289.45M$247.10M New Providence Acquisition Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NPANew Providence AcquisitionN/AN/AN/A+859.1%$620.43MN/A0.00N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending1.9809 of 5 stars$19.96-3.4%$21.38+7.1%-11.6%$1.77B$253.06M7.83N/AOBDEBlue Owl Capital Co. III1.819 of 5 stars$14.14flat$16.00+13.2%N/A$1.74B$244.17M8.03N/AKBDCKayne Anderson BDC1.038 of 5 stars$16.20-1.9%$17.30+6.8%N/A$1.15B$122.29M0.00N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.7695 of 5 stars$16.61-0.6%$18.50+11.4%-2.5%$1.07B$138.19M8.341,000Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeTRINTrinity Capital1.1668 of 5 stars$15.16-4.2%$15.33+1.1%-0.8%$952.52M$175.49M8.8740News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeAACTAres Acquisition Co. IIN/A$11.16-0.1%N/A+5.5%$697.19MN/A0.00N/AFSNBFusion Acquisition Corp. IIN/A$10.49flatN/AN/A$655.63MN/A0.002High Trading VolumeCIONCION Investment2.2827 of 5 stars$10.39-0.6%$11.50+10.7%-13.6%$550.69M$45.95M7.06N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeEQVEQV Ventures AcquisitionN/A$10.11+0.2%N/AN/A$450.62MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNETDNabors Energy Transition Corp. IIN/A$10.95flatN/A+5.1%$417.47MN/A0.00N/AEarnings ReportNews CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MSDL Alternatives OBDE Alternatives KBDC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives TRIN Alternatives AACT Alternatives FSNB Alternatives CION Alternatives EQV Alternatives NETD 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:NPA) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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