Head to Head Survey: Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE) versus Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN)

Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) and Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Trinity Capital and Marblegate Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Capital	1	0	2	0	2.33
Marblegate Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Trinity Capital presently has a consensus price target of $15.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.48%. Given Trinity Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Marblegate Acquisition.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Trinity Capital and Marblegate Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trinity Capital	$142.47 million	6.12	$76.89 million	$1.71	8.65
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$5.39 million	N/A	N/A

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Marblegate Acquisition.

Profitability

This table compares Trinity Capital and Marblegate Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Capital	40.73%	15.90%	7.14%
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-42.99%

Risk and Volatility

Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marblegate Acquisition has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Marblegate Acquisition on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trinity Capital

Trinity Capital Inc. is a business development company. It is a venture capital firm specializing in venture debt to growth stage companies looking for loans and/or equipment financing. Trinity Capital Inc. was founded in 2019 is based in Phoenix, Arizona with additional offices in the United States.

About Marblegate Acquisition

Marblegate Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effectuating a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire companies primarily in the education, business services, consumer products, and healthcare sectors. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Rye, New York.