Comparing PowerUp Acquisition (NASDAQ:PWUP) & Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN)

PowerUp Acquisition (NASDAQ:PWUP) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both small-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

19.2% of PowerUp Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 48.0% of PowerUp Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for PowerUp Acquisition and Trinity Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PowerUp Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Trinity Capital	1	1	1	1	2.50

Trinity Capital has a consensus target price of $15.13, indicating a potential upside of 0.97%. Given Trinity Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than PowerUp Acquisition.

Volatility and Risk

PowerUp Acquisition has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its share price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares PowerUp Acquisition and Trinity Capital”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PowerUp Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trinity Capital	$190.27 million	5.09	$76.89 million	$2.19	6.84

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than PowerUp Acquisition.

Summary

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

About PowerUp Acquisition

PowerUp Acquisition Corp. 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. It intends to focus on video gaming, gaming adjacent, and metaverse businesses. PowerUp Acquisition Corp. was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

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.