Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) Competitors $10.50 +0.16 (+1.55%) As of 12:20 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LIEN vs. KBDC, BBDC, BCSF, AMAL, FDUS, NCDL, CGBD, GAIN, TCPC, and CIONShould you be buying Chicago Atlantic BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Chicago Atlantic BDC include Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), Barings Bdc (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Chicago Atlantic BDC vs. Its Competitors Kayne Anderson BDC Barings Bdc Bain Capital Specialty Finance Amalgamated Financial Fidus Investment Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Carlyle Secured Lending Gladstone Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital CION Investment Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is LIEN or KBDC a better dividend stock? Chicago Atlantic BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Kayne Anderson BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. 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. Kayne Anderson BDC pays out 94.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts recommend LIEN or KBDC? Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.01%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic BDC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chicago Atlantic BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Kayne Anderson BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LIEN or KBDC? 4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, LIEN or KBDC? Chicago Atlantic BDC has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kayne Anderson BDC has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LIEN or KBDC more profitable? Kayne Anderson BDC has a net margin of 52.99% compared to Chicago Atlantic BDC's net margin of 21.50%. Kayne Anderson BDC's return on equity of 10.90% beat Chicago Atlantic BDC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chicago Atlantic BDC21.50% 3.25% 3.07% Kayne Anderson BDC 52.99%10.90%5.97% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LIEN or KBDC? Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic BDC. Kayne Anderson BDC 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 RatioChicago Atlantic BDC$31.43M7.62$9.62M$0.3728.38Kayne Anderson BDC$115.63M8.32$131.94M$1.698.07 Does the media refer more to LIEN or KBDC? In the previous week, Kayne Anderson BDC had 5 more articles in the media than Chicago Atlantic BDC. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Kayne Anderson BDC and 1 mentions for Chicago Atlantic BDC. Chicago Atlantic BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat Kayne Anderson BDC's score of 0.87 indicating that Chicago Atlantic BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chicago Atlantic BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kayne Anderson BDC 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKayne Anderson BDC 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$239.62M$1.42B$12.73B$10.53BDividend Yield13.05%12.38%5.51%4.67%P/E Ratio28.3810.4330.2126.89Price / Sales7.6241.7030.43183.63Price / Cash28.709.9519.7231.10Price / Book0.800.842.306.68Net Income$9.62M$152.42M$1.02B$276.44M7 Day PerformanceN/A-1.77%0.24%3.12%1 Month Performance-2.51%-11.04%0.63%10.19%1 Year PerformanceN/A-13.13%541.27%40.24% Chicago Atlantic BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIENChicago Atlantic BDC4.4523 of 5 stars$10.50+1.5%N/AN/A$239.62M$31.43M28.38N/APositive NewsGap UpKBDCKayne Anderson BDC3.7071 of 5 stars$13.82+0.2%$16.50+19.4%-14.2%$975.42M$213.11M8.18N/ANews CoverageAnalyst UpgradeBBDCBarings Bdc2.1913 of 5 stars$8.99-0.3%$9.67+7.6%-12.7%$944.86M$286.17M9.3626News CoverageDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2219 of 5 stars$14.40-0.3%$16.50+14.6%-16.9%$933.80M$292.65M8.671,000Positive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial3.8992 of 5 stars$27.54+0.4%$33.00+19.8%-11.9%$825.92M$434.51M8.21380FDUSFidus Investment3.0444 of 5 stars$20.36-0.6%$22.00+8.1%+5.2%$720.16M$146.15M8.81N/ANews CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending3.3545 of 5 stars$14.57+0.1%$16.63+14.1%-20.7%$719.56M$224.04M8.00N/ACGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.8662 of 5 stars$13.06-0.9%$15.10+15.6%-29.1%$665.54M$232.59M10.88N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGAINGladstone Investment1.6286 of 5 stars$13.88+0.4%$13.50-2.7%-0.1%$530.46M$93.66M6.4070Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.2491 of 5 stars$6.24-1.2%$6.75+8.3%-28.1%$530.22M$259.44M-36.6821,100News CoverageCIONCION Investment2.7602 of 5 stars$9.62-0.7%$10.75+11.8%-21.1%$501.89M$252.43M-50.71N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies KBDC Competitors BBDC Competitors BCSF Competitors AMAL Competitors FDUS Competitors NCDL Competitors CGBD Competitors GAIN Competitors TCPC Competitors CION 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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