Head to Head Review: Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) & Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE)

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Marblegate Acquisition and Trinity Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Trinity Capital has a consensus target price of $15.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.60%. Given Trinity Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Marblegate Acquisition.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

9.4% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 71.2% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$5.39 million	N/A	N/A
Trinity Capital	$142.47 million	6.00	$76.89 million	$1.71	8.48

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Marblegate Acquisition.

Profitability

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

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

Risk & Volatility

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

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.