Valuence Merger Corp. I (VMCA) Competitors

Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND) and Valuence Merger Corp. I (NASDAQ:VMCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is LAND or VMCA more profitable?

Gladstone Land has a net margin of 15.59% compared to Valuence Merger Corp. I's net margin of 0.00%. Gladstone Land's return on equity of 1.89% beat Valuence Merger Corp. I's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Land	15.59%	1.89%	0.99%
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	-12.23%	3.41%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LAND or VMCA?

Gladstone Land received 360 more outperform votes than Valuence Merger Corp. I when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gladstone Land	Outperform Votes 360 69.23%	Underperform Votes 160 30.77%
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LAND or VMCA?

Gladstone Land has higher revenue and earnings than Valuence Merger Corp. I. Gladstone Land is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Valuence Merger Corp. I, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gladstone Land	$85.22M	4.12	$14.56M	-$0.29	-33.48
Valuence Merger Corp. I	N/A	N/A	$4.77M	$0.16	75.00

Does the media refer more to LAND or VMCA?

In the previous week, Gladstone Land had 3 more articles in the media than Valuence Merger Corp. I. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gladstone Land and 0 mentions for Valuence Merger Corp. I. Gladstone Land's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Valuence Merger Corp. I's score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Land is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Land	Positive
Valuence Merger Corp. I	Neutral

Do analysts recommend LAND or VMCA?

Gladstone Land currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 59.63%. Given Gladstone Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gladstone Land is more favorable than Valuence Merger Corp. I.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Land	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Valuence Merger Corp. I	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LAND or VMCA?

53.6% of Gladstone Land shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Valuence Merger Corp. I shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Gladstone Land shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 47.0% of Valuence Merger Corp. I shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, LAND or VMCA?

Gladstone Land has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Valuence Merger Corp. I has a beta of 0.01, meaning that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gladstone Land beats Valuence Merger Corp. I on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.