Chain Bridge I (NASDAQ:CBRG) vs. Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE) Critical Analysis

Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE) and Chain Bridge I (NASDAQ:CBRG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Chain Bridge I, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	0	0	1	0	3.00
Chain Bridge I	0	0	0	0	0.00

Blue Owl Capital Co. III presently has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.02%. Given Blue Owl Capital Co. III’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital Co. III is more favorable than Chain Bridge I.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Chain Bridge I’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	45.35%	11.52%	5.22%
Chain Bridge I	N/A	-62.88%	4.69%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.2% of Chain Bridge I shares are held by institutional investors. 90.8% of Blue Owl Capital Co. III shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of Chain Bridge I shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Chain Bridge I”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	$244.17 million	7.55	$271.96 million	$1.76	8.49
Chain Bridge I	N/A	N/A	$7.62 million	N/A	N/A

Blue Owl Capital Co. III has higher revenue and earnings than Chain Bridge I.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital Co. III beats Chain Bridge I on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Owl Capital Co. III

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company focused on lending to U.S. middle-market companies. Blue Owl Capital Corporation is based in NEW YORK.

About Chain Bridge I

Chain Bridge I does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It also intends to focus on partnering with a technology company that will advance the United States national security and intelligence interests. Chain Bridge I was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Burlingame, California.