Reviewing Morgan Stanley Direct Lending (NYSE:MSDL) and Maxpro Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:JMAC)
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemMaxpro Capital Acquisition (NASDAQ:JMAC – 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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Maxpro Capital Acquisition and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Maxpro Capital Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 60.60% | 12.57% | 6.36% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
73.2% of Maxpro Capital Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Maxpro Capital 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Maxpro Capital Acquisition and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Maxpro Capital Acquisition | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | $275.66 million | 6.44 | $231.01 million | $3.10 | 6.41 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Maxpro Capital Acquisition.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Maxpro Capital Acquisition and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Maxpro Capital Acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.17 |
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $21.42, indicating a potential upside of 7.78%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending is more favorable than Maxpro Capital Acquisition.
Summary
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending beats Maxpro Capital Acquisition on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
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.