Analyzing Spark I Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPKL) & Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE)

Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE) and Spark I Acquisition (NASDAQ:SPKL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.9% of Spark I Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 90.8% of Blue Owl Capital Co. III shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Spark I Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	0	0	1	0	3.00
Spark I Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A

Blue Owl Capital Co. III currently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.68%. Given Blue Owl Capital Co. III’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital Co. III is more favorable than Spark I Acquisition.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Spark I Acquisition’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	$273.87 million	6.42	$271.96 million	$2.27	6.28
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Blue Owl Capital Co. III has higher revenue and earnings than Spark I Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Spark I Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	63.33%	13.62%	6.78%
Spark I Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Blue Owl Capital Co. III beats Spark I Acquisition on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Owl Capital Co. III

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. middle-market companies. Blue Owl Capital Corporation is based in NEW YORK.

About Spark I Acquisition

Spark I Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar combination with one or more businesses or assets. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Palo Alto, California.