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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

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 14.1%. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. 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 increased 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.

Does the media favor 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. Trinity Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Chicago Atlantic BDC's score of -0.64 indicating that Trinity Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chicago Atlantic BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Which has higher 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	3.93	$115.60M	$2.19	6.59
Chicago Atlantic BDC	$23.55M	10.51	$9.62M	$0.20	54.25

Do analysts recommend TRIN or LIEN?

Trinity Capital presently has a consensus target price of $15.13, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRIN or LIEN?

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Which has more volatility & risk, TRIN or LIEN?

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

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Chicago Atlantic BDC on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.