Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Competitors $11.02 +0.10 (+0.92%) As of 08/26/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock LIEN vs. AMAL, NCDL, FDUS, CGBD, TCPC, GLAD, CION, GAIN, PSBD, and SCMShould you be buying Chicago Atlantic BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chicago Atlantic BDC include Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), CION Investment (CION), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Chicago Atlantic BDC vs. Its Competitors Amalgamated Financial Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Fidus Investment Carlyle Secured Lending Blackrock Tcp Capital Gladstone Capital CION Investment Gladstone Investment Palmer Square Capital BDC Stellus Capital Investment Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) and Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMAL or LIEN? 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Amalgamated Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMAL or LIEN? Amalgamated Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic BDC. Amalgamated Financial 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmalgamated Financial$434.51M2.05$106.43M$3.348.85Chicago Atlantic BDC$21.67M11.60$9.62M$0.3729.78 Is AMAL or LIEN more profitable? Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.60% compared to Chicago Atlantic BDC's net margin of 21.50%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 15.21% beat Chicago Atlantic BDC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amalgamated Financial23.60% 15.21% 1.31% Chicago Atlantic BDC 21.50%3.25%3.07% Do analysts prefer AMAL or LIEN? Amalgamated Financial currently has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.61%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic BDC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amalgamated Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Chicago Atlantic BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is AMAL or LIEN a better dividend stock? Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Amalgamated Financial pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays out 367.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amalgamated Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has more risk and volatility, AMAL or LIEN? Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% 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. Does the media favor AMAL or LIEN? In the previous week, Amalgamated Financial had 4 more articles in the media than Chicago Atlantic BDC. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Amalgamated Financial and 3 mentions for Chicago Atlantic BDC. Chicago Atlantic BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 1.42 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 Amalgamated Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Chicago Atlantic BDC 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmalgamated Financial beats Chicago Atlantic BDC on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Chicago Atlantic BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LIEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LIEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChicago Atlantic BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$251.48M$1.46B$12.49B$9.73BDividend Yield12.45%11.30%5.45%4.03%P/E Ratio29.7811.7519.3926.09Price / Sales11.6057.8726.4386.56Price / Cash29.8411.0922.1059.08Price / Book0.830.962.356.67Net Income$9.62M$152.42M$1.01B$265.43M7 Day Performance1.38%0.72%1.77%3.36%1 Month Performance7.20%-2.99%1.58%0.39%1 Year PerformanceN/A-4.53%540.79%19.43% Chicago Atlantic BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIENChicago Atlantic BDCN/A$11.02+0.9%N/AN/A$251.48M$21.67M29.78N/APositive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial3.4197 of 5 stars$29.67+4.6%$33.00+11.2%-7.7%$890.96M$434.51M8.86380News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeNCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending2.2135 of 5 stars$16.06+1.0%$16.63+3.5%-9.5%$791.92M$98.18M8.81N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsFDUSFidus Investment1.5912 of 5 stars$21.34+0.6%$22.00+3.1%+7.1%$754.30M$146.15M9.23N/APositive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.9497 of 5 stars$14.02+2.1%$15.10+7.7%-16.4%$712.38M$79.76M11.65N/APositive NewsTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital0.5924 of 5 stars$7.19+1.2%$6.75-6.1%-21.5%$609.31M$259.44M-42.1521,100News CoveragePositive NewsGLADGladstone Capital1.2946 of 5 stars$26.79+0.8%$24.50-8.5%+15.8%$598.00M$96.62M7.9070Positive NewsCIONCION Investment1.3107 of 5 stars$10.75+1.7%$10.75-11.9%$558.67M$252.43M-56.44N/APositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment1.074 of 5 stars$14.11+0.2%$13.50-4.3%+9.9%$538.52M$93.66M6.4970Positive NewsPSBDPalmer Square Capital BDC1.4376 of 5 stars$14.13+1.2%$14.38+1.7%-14.5%$453.91M$23.10M25.23N/ASCMStellus Capital Investment1.2571 of 5 stars$14.67+0.9%$13.00-11.4%+6.3%$417.15M$44.62M10.12599Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMAL Competitors NCDL Competitors FDUS Competitors CGBD Competitors TCPC Competitors GLAD Competitors CION Competitors GAIN Competitors PSBD Competitors SCM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LIEN) was last updated on 8/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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