Head-To-Head Analysis: Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) versus BTGO (NYSE:BTGO)

BTGO (NYSE:BTGO) and Chicago Atlantic BDC (NASDAQ:LIEN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BTGO and Chicago Atlantic BDC”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BTGO	$16.15 billion	0.06	-$14.78 million	($1.45)	-5.43
Chicago Atlantic BDC	$54.30 million	4.32	$33.28 million	$1.39	7.39

Chicago Atlantic BDC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BTGO. BTGO is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chicago Atlantic BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for BTGO and Chicago Atlantic BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BTGO	1	3	10	1	2.73
Chicago Atlantic BDC	0	1	0	0	2.00

BTGO presently has a consensus target price of $12.77, suggesting a potential upside of 62.30%. Given BTGO’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe BTGO is more favorable than Chicago Atlantic BDC.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

4.4% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of Chicago Atlantic BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BTGO	N/A	N/A	N/A
Chicago Atlantic BDC	52.82%	11.66%	10.21%

Summary

Chicago Atlantic BDC beats BTGO on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BTGO

BitGo Holdings Inc. is the digital asset infrastructure company delivering custody, wallets, staking, trading, financing, stablecoins and settlement services from regulated cold storage. BitGo Holdings Inc. is based in NEW YORK.

About Chicago Atlantic BDC

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.