Analyzing Southport Acquisition (NYSE:PORT) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC)

Southport Acquisition (NYSE:PORT) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southport Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Southport Acquisition and Kayne Anderson BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

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

Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus target price of $17.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.83%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Southport Acquisition.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Southport Acquisition and Kayne Anderson BDC”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southport Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kayne Anderson BDC	$161.00 million	7.34	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

38.6% of Southport Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.5% of Southport Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Southport Acquisition on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Southport Acquisition

Southport Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. It intends to acquire businesses in the field of financial software with a focus on mortgage and real estate verticals in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Del Mar, California.

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.