Aura FAT Projects Acquisition (NASDAQ:AFAR – Get Free Report) and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL – Get Free Report) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Aura FAT Projects Acquisition and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $367.74 million | 4.92 | $231.01 million | $2.97 | 6.81 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Aura FAT Projects Acquisition.
Analyst Ratings
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a consensus target price of $21.42, suggesting a potential upside of 5.81%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is more favorable than Aura FAT Projects Acquisition.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
53.3% of Aura FAT Projects Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.7% of Aura FAT Projects Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Aura FAT Projects Acquisition and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 60.60% | 12.57% | 6.36% |
Summary
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending beats Aura FAT Projects Acquisition on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Aura FAT Projects Acquisition
Aura FAT Projects Acquisition Corp 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 focuses on acquiring technology companies with Web 3.0, blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital ledger, e-gaming, and other new financial technology and services applications in Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Singapore.
About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development company. It is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is based in NEW YORK.
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