Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) versus byNordic Acquisition (NASDAQ:BYNO) Financial Review

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

32.9% of byNordic Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of byNordic Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
byNordic Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kayne Anderson BDC	59.80%	12.65%	6.77%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares byNordic Acquisition and Kayne Anderson BDC”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
byNordic Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kayne Anderson BDC	$114.11 million	10.35	$77.07 million	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for byNordic Acquisition and Kayne Anderson BDC, as reported by MarketBeat.

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

Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus target price of $17.30, indicating a potential upside of 4.03%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than byNordic Acquisition.

Summary

Kayne Anderson BDC beats byNordic Acquisition on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About byNordic Acquisition

byNordic Acquisition Corporation does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the financial technology sector in Northern Europe. byNordic Acquisition Corporation was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Malmö, Sweden.

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.