Contrasting Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) & Global Star Acquisition (NASDAQ:GLST)

Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) and Global Star Acquisition (NASDAQ:GLST) 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, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Star Acquisition has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Trinity Capital and Global Star Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Capital	40.73%	15.90%	7.14%
Global Star Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Trinity Capital and Global Star Acquisition”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trinity Capital	$181.85 million	4.75	$76.89 million	$1.71	8.58
Global Star Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Global Star Acquisition.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Trinity Capital and Global Star Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Capital	0	1	2	0	2.67
Global Star Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Trinity Capital presently has a consensus price target of $15.17, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Given Trinity Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Global Star Acquisition.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of Global Star Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.1% of Global Star Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Global Star Acquisition on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trinity Capital

Trinity Capital Inc. is a business development company. It is a venture capital firm specializing in venture debt to growth stage companies looking for loans and/or equipment financing. Trinity Capital Inc. was founded in 2019 is based in Phoenix, Arizona with additional offices in the United States.

About Global Star Acquisition

Global Star Acquisition, Inc. does not have significant operations. It focuses on effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is based in McLean, Virginia.