Southport Acquisition (NYSE:PORT) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) Head-To-Head Comparison

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Southport Acquisition (NYSE:PORT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and Southport Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	13.69%	7.07%
Southport Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider and Institutional Ownership

38.6% of Southport Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 61.5% of Southport Acquisition shares are owned by company 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 Southport Acquisition”s top-line 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	12.25	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A
Southport Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kayne Anderson BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Southport Acquisition.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Kayne Anderson BDC and Southport Acquisition, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kayne Anderson BDC	0	2	2	1	2.80
Southport Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Kayne Anderson BDC currently has a consensus price target of $17.10, indicating a potential upside of 2.83%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Southport Acquisition.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats Southport Acquisition on 8 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 Southport Acquisition

Southport Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses or assets. It intends to acquire businesses in the field of financial software with a focus on mortgage and real estate verticals in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Del Mar, California.