ECD Automotive Design (NASDAQ:ECDA) versus Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE) Critical Contrast

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and ECD Automotive Design’s top-line 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	$422.83 million	4.50	$271.96 million	N/A	N/A
ECD Automotive Design	$17.04 million	0.51	N/A	N/A	N/A

Blue Owl Capital Co. III has higher revenue and earnings than ECD Automotive Design.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Blue Owl Capital Co. III and ECD Automotive Design, as provided 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
ECD Automotive Design	0	0	1	0	3.00

Blue Owl Capital Co. III presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.56%. ECD Automotive Design has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 581.82%. Given ECD Automotive Design’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ECD Automotive Design is more favorable than Blue Owl Capital Co. III.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and ECD Automotive Design’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	67.44%	14.48%	7.40%
ECD Automotive Design	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

94.8% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by institutional investors. 90.8% of Blue Owl Capital Co. III shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of ECD Automotive Design shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital Co. III beats ECD Automotive Design on 6 of the 8 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 ECD Automotive Design

ECD Automotive Design, Inc. engages in the production and sale of customized Land Rover vehicles in the United States. The company also provides repair or upgrade services and extended warranties to customers. It restores various vehicles, including Land Rovers Defenders, Land Rover Series IIA and III, the Range Rover Classic, and Jaguar E-Type. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Kissimmee, Florida.