Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE – Get Free Report) and Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition (NASDAQ:PLAO – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
72.3% of Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.8% of Blue Owl Capital Co. III shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Patria Latin American Opportunity 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 | 6.45 | $271.96 million | $2.27 | 6.31 |
Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition, as reported 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 |
Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Blue Owl Capital Co. III presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.73%. Given Blue Owl Capital Co. III’s higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital Co. III is more favorable than Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition.
Profitability
This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Patria Latin American Opportunity 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% |
Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Blue Owl Capital Co. III beats Patria Latin American Opportunity 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 Patria Latin American Opportunity Acquisition
Patria Latin American Opportunity 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. It intends to focus its search on companies in the healthcare, food and beverage, logistics, agribusiness, education, and financial services sectors primarily in Latin America. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.
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