Trinity Capital (OTCMKTS:TRIN – Get Rating) and Valor Latitude Acquisition (NASDAQ:VLAT – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Trinity Capital and Valor Latitude Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Trinity Capital | 101.25% | 11.49% | 5.79% |
| Valor Latitude Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Trinity Capital and Valor Latitude Acquisition’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Trinity Capital | $82.19 million | 6.84 | $132.32 million | $3.37 | 4.37 |
| Valor Latitude Acquisition | N/A | N/A | $7.26 million | N/A | N/A |
Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Valor Latitude Acquisition.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Trinity Capital and Valor Latitude Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Trinity Capital | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Valor Latitude Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Trinity Capital presently has a consensus target price of $18.13, indicating a potential upside of 23.05%. Given Trinity Capital’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Valor Latitude Acquisition.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
28.1% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.1% of Valor Latitude Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Trinity Capital beats Valor Latitude Acquisition on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
Trinity Capital Company Profile (Get Rating)
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 Lutherville-Timonium, Maryland, San Diego, California and Austin, Texas.
Valor Latitude Acquisition Company Profile (Get Rating)
Valor Latitude Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses in the technology sector in Latin America. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Grand Cayman, the Cayman Islands.
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