Comparing Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MCAA)

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ:MCAA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Kayne Anderson BDC and Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp., as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kayne Anderson BDC	0	2	2	1	2.80
Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kayne Anderson BDC presently has a consensus target price of $17.10, indicating a potential upside of 3.57%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp..

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.2% of Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kayne Anderson BDC	$96.51 million	12.16	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A
Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp..

Profitability

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC	52.29%	11.79%	6.08%
Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp. on 9 of the 10 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 Mountain & Co. I Acquisition Corp.

Mountain & Co. I 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 or entities in consumer Internet and B2B digital infrastructure sectors. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Wilmington, Delaware.