Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) and Maxpro Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:JMAC) Financial Review

Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) and Maxpro Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:JMAC) 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, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Maxpro Capital Acquisition’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	43.62%	11.90%	5.43%
Maxpro Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Maxpro Capital Acquisition, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	0	1	1	0	2.50
Maxpro Capital Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00

Bain Capital Specialty Finance currently has a consensus price target of $17.50, suggesting a potential downside of 5.58%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than Maxpro Capital Acquisition.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bain Capital Specialty Finance and Maxpro Capital Acquisition”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bain Capital Specialty Finance	$297.79 million	4.02	$123.38 million	$1.99	9.31
Maxpro Capital Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Maxpro Capital Acquisition.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.2% of Maxpro Capital Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of Maxpro Capital Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxpro Capital Acquisition has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bain Capital Specialty Finance beats Maxpro Capital Acquisition on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bain Capital Specialty Finance

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is business development company specializing in direct loans to middle-market companies. The fund seeks to invest in senior investments with a first or second lien on collateral, senior first lien, stretch senior, senior second lien, unitranche, mezzanine debt, junior securities, other junior investments, and secondary purchases of assets or portfolios that primarily consist of middle-market corporate debt. It typically invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million.

About Maxpro Capital Acquisition

Maxpro Capital Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Taipei City, Taiwan.