Head to Head Review: Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) & BlackRock Capital Investment (NASDAQ:BKCC)

Collective Audience (NASDAQ:CAUD) and BlackRock Capital Investment (NASDAQ:BKCC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Collective Audience and BlackRock Capital Investment’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Collective Audience	N/A	N/A	-$2.50 million	N/A	N/A
BlackRock Capital Investment	$80.36 million	3.32	$26.24 million	$0.36	10.22

BlackRock Capital Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Collective Audience.

Profitability

This table compares Collective Audience and BlackRock Capital Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Collective Audience	N/A	N/A	-13.45%
BlackRock Capital Investment	32.65%	11.54%	5.93%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Collective Audience and BlackRock Capital Investment, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Collective Audience	0	0	0	0	N/A
BlackRock Capital Investment	0	1	0	0	2.00

BlackRock Capital Investment has a consensus price target of $3.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.90%. Given BlackRock Capital Investment’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BlackRock Capital Investment is more favorable than Collective Audience.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

60.8% of Collective Audience shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of BlackRock Capital Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 58.0% of Collective Audience shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of BlackRock Capital Investment 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.

Risk & Volatility

Collective Audience has a beta of -1.49, meaning that its stock price is 249% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Investment has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BlackRock Capital Investment beats Collective Audience on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Collective Audience

Collective Audience, Inc. provides e-commerce and digital consumer acquisition solutions in the United States. Its digital marketing business enables brands and agencies to advertise across digital media and connected TV platforms. The company is headquartered in New York, New York. Collective Audience, Inc. is a subsidiary of Logiq, Inc.

About BlackRock Capital Investment

BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, formerly known as BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation, is a Business Development Company specializing in investments in middle market companies. The fund invests in all industries. It prefers to invest between $10 million and $50 million and can invest more or less in companies with EBITDA or operating cash flow between $10 million and $50 million. The fund invests in the form of senior and junior secured, unsecured, and subordinated debt securities and loans including cash flow, asset backed, and junior lien facilities and equity securities. It's equity investments can be structured in the form of warrants, preferred stock, common equity co-investments, and direct investments in common stock. The fund's debt investments are principally structured to provide for current cash interest and to a lesser extent non-cash interest, particularly with subordinated debt investments, through a pay-in-kind (PIK) feature. It can also make non-control investments.