Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) & Coliseum Acquisition (NASDAQ:MITA) Head to Head Contrast

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Coliseum Acquisition (NASDAQ:MITA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Coliseum Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%
Coliseum Acquisition	N/A	-16.55%	-9.51%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Kayne Anderson BDC and Coliseum Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kayne Anderson BDC	0	2	2	1	2.80
Coliseum Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kayne Anderson BDC presently has a consensus price target of $17.30, indicating a potential upside of 3.28%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Coliseum Acquisition.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

25.8% of Coliseum Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.6% of Coliseum Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Coliseum Acquisition”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kayne Anderson BDC	$114.11 million	10.43	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A
Coliseum Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$3.10 million	N/A	N/A

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Coliseum Acquisition.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Coliseum Acquisition on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Kayne Anderson BDC

Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is a business development company which invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans, with a secondary focus on unitranche and split-lien loans to middle market companies. Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is based in CHICAGO.

About Coliseum Acquisition

Coliseum Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.