Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIEN) is a business development company that provides financing to privately held, lower middle-market businesses. The company seeks to support companies that may have limited access to traditional bank lending by investing in privately negotiated debt and equity securities.

Its investment activities primarily include senior secured loans, unitranche loans, subordinated or second-lien debt, and related equity investments. Chicago Atlantic BDC focuses on generating income from its lending portfolio while also pursuing potential long-term gains through equity and equity-linked investments.

The company is managed by Chicago Atlantic BDC Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of Chicago Atlantic Group, an alternative investment firm. Chicago Atlantic BDC invests across selected industries, with a particular emphasis on specialized and underserved sectors, including cannabis-related businesses, healthcare, and other middle-market companies. Its investments are generally made in the United States.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.10 to $9.23
• 50-Day Range: $9.04 to $10.35
• 52-Week Range: $8.92 to $11.27
• Volume: 23,086 shs
• Average Volume: 86,193 shs
• Market Capitalization: $208.57 million
• P/E Ratio: 6.58
• Dividend Yield: 14.88%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chicago Atlantic BDC Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chicago Atlantic BDC scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 524th out of 855 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chicago Atlantic BDC has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chicago Atlantic BDC has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -0.61%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chicago Atlantic BDC are expected to decrease by -0.61% in the coming year, from $1.64 to $1.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chicago Atlantic BDC is 6.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.85.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chicago Atlantic BDC is 6.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.46.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chicago Atlantic BDC has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.58% of the float of Chicago Atlantic BDC has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chicago Atlantic BDC has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.61, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chicago Atlantic BDC has recently decreased by 19.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Chicago Atlantic BDC is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 14.88%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Chicago Atlantic BDC does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chicago Atlantic BDC is 97.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Chicago Atlantic BDC will have a dividend payout ratio of 83.44% in the coming year. This indicates that Chicago Atlantic BDC may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

Chicago Atlantic BDC has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Chicago Atlantic BDC this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Chicago Atlantic BDC to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

3 insiders have purchased shares of Chicago Atlantic BDC in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,177,717.00 in company stock, which represents 0.5646% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chicago Atlantic BDC insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,177,717.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

12.90% of the stock of Chicago Atlantic BDC is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

4.36% of the stock of Chicago Atlantic BDC is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/12/2026
• Record date for 10/9 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/25/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2026
• Today: 10/17/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Capital Markets
• Sub-Industry: Asset Management & Custody Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LIEN
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LIEN
• CIK: 1843162
• Web: www.chicagoatlanticbdc.com
• Phone: 212-905-4923
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.39
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 6.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.57
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $33.28 million
• Net Margins: 52.82%
• Pretax Margin: 58.98%
• Return on Equity: 11.66%
• Return on Assets: 10.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.29
• Quick Ratio: 8.29

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $54.30 million
• Price / Sales: 3.84
• Cash Flow: $1.36 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.73
• Book Value: $13.30 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 22,820,000
• Free Float: 19,877,000
• Market Cap: $208.57 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.30