Contrasting Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) & Coliseum Acquisition (NASDAQ:MITA)

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Coliseum Acquisition (NASDAQ:MITA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Coliseum Acquisition”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kayne Anderson BDC	$114.11 million	10.43	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A
Coliseum Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$3.10 million	N/A	N/A

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Coliseum Acquisition.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

25.8% of Coliseum Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Coliseum Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Coliseum Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%
Coliseum Acquisition	N/A	-16.55%	-9.51%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Kayne Anderson BDC and Coliseum Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kayne Anderson BDC	0	2	2	1	2.80
Coliseum Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kayne Anderson BDC presently has a consensus price target of $17.30, suggesting a potential upside of 3.28%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Coliseum Acquisition.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Coliseum Acquisition on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kayne Anderson BDC

Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is a business development company which invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans, with a secondary focus on unitranche and split-lien loans to middle market companies. Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is based in CHICAGO.

About Coliseum Acquisition

Coliseum Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.