Spark I Acquisition (SPKL) Competitors

BrightSpire Capital (NYSE:BRSP) and Spark I Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPKL) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Is BRSP or SPKL more profitable?

Spark I Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to BrightSpire Capital's net margin of -16.92%. BrightSpire Capital's return on equity of 7.74% beat Spark I Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BrightSpire Capital	-16.92%	7.74%	2.21%
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer BRSP or SPKL?

BrightSpire Capital currently has a consensus target price of $6.79, indicating a potential upside of 23.37%. Given BrightSpire Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BrightSpire Capital is more favorable than Spark I Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BrightSpire Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Spark I Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer BRSP or SPKL?

In the previous week, Spark I Acquisition had 1 more articles in the media than BrightSpire Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Spark I Acquisition and 0 mentions for BrightSpire Capital. BrightSpire Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Spark I Acquisition's score of 1.46 indicating that BrightSpire Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BrightSpire Capital	Very Positive
Spark I Acquisition	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BRSP or SPKL?

BrightSpire Capital has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spark I Acquisition has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRSP or SPKL?

56.6% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of Spark I Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of BrightSpire Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Spark I Acquisition shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BRSP or SPKL?

Spark I Acquisition has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BrightSpire Capital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BrightSpire Capital	$244.77M	2.92	-$131.98M	-$0.22	-25.02
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BrightSpire Capital beats Spark I Acquisition on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.