Perception Capital Corp. III (NASDAQ:PFTA) versus Sound Point Meridian Capital (NYSE:SPMC) Head to Head Survey

Sound Point Meridian Capital (NYSE:SPMC) and Perception Capital Corp. III (NASDAQ:PFTA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Sound Point Meridian Capital and Perception Capital Corp. III’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sound Point Meridian Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perception Capital Corp. III	N/A	-28.86%	-1.35%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Sound Point Meridian Capital and Perception Capital Corp. III”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Sound Point Meridian Capital	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Perception Capital Corp. III	N/A	N/A	$7.15 million	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

26.9% of Perception Capital Corp. III shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Perception Capital Corp. III shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Sound Point Meridian Capital and Perception Capital Corp. III, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sound Point Meridian Capital	0	0	1	1	3.50
Perception Capital Corp. III	0	0	0	0	0.00

Sound Point Meridian Capital currently has a consensus target price of $21.75, indicating a potential upside of 5.48%. Given Sound Point Meridian Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sound Point Meridian Capital is more favorable than Perception Capital Corp. III.

Summary

Sound Point Meridian Capital beats Perception Capital Corp. III on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Sound Point Meridian Capital

Sound Point Meridian Capital Inc. is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to generate high current income, with a secondary objective to generate capital appreciation, by investing primarily in third-party collateralized loan obligation equity and mezzanine tranches. Sound Point Meridian Capital Inc. is based in NEW YORK.

About Perception Capital Corp. III

Perception Capital Corp. III 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 or entities in the financial technology or financial services ecosystem. The company was formerly known as Portage Fintech Acquisition Corporation and changed its name to Perception Capital Corp. III in October 2023. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.