Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) and Its Competitors Head to Head Review

Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) is one of 42 publicly-traded companies in the “FIN – SBIC&COMMRL” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Chicago Atlantic BDC to related companies based on the strength of its risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Chicago Atlantic BDC and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chicago Atlantic BDC	4.83%	0.98%	0.94%
Chicago Atlantic BDC Competitors	33.40%	11.34%	5.02%

Dividends

Chicago Atlantic BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Chicago Atlantic BDC pays out 680.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “FIN – SBIC&COMMRL” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.3% and pay out 105.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Chicago Atlantic BDC and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chicago Atlantic BDC	0	2	0	0	2.00
Chicago Atlantic BDC Competitors	253	1330	1308	21	2.38

As a group, “FIN – SBIC&COMMRL” companies have a potential downside of 2.15%. Given Chicago Atlantic BDC’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Chicago Atlantic BDC has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Chicago Atlantic BDC has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chicago Atlantic BDC’s competitors have a beta of -0.62, meaning that their average stock price is 162% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of shares of all “FIN – SBIC&COMMRL” companies are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of shares of all “FIN – SBIC&COMMRL” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Chicago Atlantic BDC and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chicago Atlantic BDC	$21.67 million	$9.62 million	53.65
Chicago Atlantic BDC Competitors	$291.21 million	$148.50 million	14.49

Chicago Atlantic BDC’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Chicago Atlantic BDC. Chicago Atlantic BDC is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Chicago Atlantic BDC competitors beat Chicago Atlantic BDC on 11 of the 15 factors compared.

Chicago Atlantic BDC Company Profile

Chicago Atlantic BDC Inc. is a specialty finance company which has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Its investment objective is to maximize risk-adjusted returns on equity for its stockholders by investing primarily in direct loans to privately held middle-market companies, with a primary focus on cannabis companies. Chicago Atlantic BDC Inc., formerly known as CHICAGO ATLNTIC, is based in NEW YORK.