Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Competitors

Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) and Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and media sentiment.

Do analysts prefer TRIN or LIEN?

Trinity Capital currently has a consensus price target of $15.13, suggesting a potential upside of 4.96%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Chicago Atlantic BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TRIN or LIEN?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic BDC. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chicago Atlantic BDC, 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
Trinity Capital	$237.69M	3.92	$115.60M	$2.19	6.58
Chicago Atlantic BDC	$21.67M	11.28	$9.62M	$0.20	53.55

Does the media prefer TRIN or LIEN?

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 13 more articles in the media than Chicago Atlantic BDC. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Trinity Capital and 2 mentions for Chicago Atlantic BDC. Chicago Atlantic BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Trinity Capital's score of 0.53 indicating that Chicago Atlantic BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chicago Atlantic BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TRIN or LIEN?

Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic BDC has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRIN or LIEN?

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRIN or LIEN more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 50.74% compared to Chicago Atlantic BDC's net margin of 4.83%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.91% beat Chicago Atlantic BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Capital	50.74%	15.91%	7.16%
Chicago Atlantic BDC	4.83%	0.98%	0.94%

Is TRIN or LIEN a better dividend stock?

Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Trinity Capital pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays out 680.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Trinity Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Trinity Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Chicago Atlantic BDC on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.