Head-To-Head Analysis: BlackRock Capital Investment (NASDAQ:BKCC) vs. Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH)

BlackRock Capital Investment (NASDAQ:BKCC) and Astrana Health (NASDAQ:ASTH) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

18.3% of BlackRock Capital Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.8% of Astrana Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of BlackRock Capital Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of Astrana Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

BlackRock Capital Investment has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Astrana Health has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares BlackRock Capital Investment and Astrana Health’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock Capital Investment	$80.36 million	3.32	$26.24 million	$0.36	10.22
Astrana Health	$1.39 billion	1.51	$60.72 million	$1.32	28.70

Astrana Health has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock Capital Investment. BlackRock Capital Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Astrana Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for BlackRock Capital Investment and Astrana Health, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BlackRock Capital Investment	0	1	0	0	2.00
Astrana Health	0	1	1	0	2.50

BlackRock Capital Investment currently has a consensus target price of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.90%. Astrana Health has a consensus target price of $47.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.04%. Given Astrana Health’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Astrana Health is more favorable than BlackRock Capital Investment.

Profitability

This table compares BlackRock Capital Investment and Astrana Health’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Capital Investment	32.65%	11.54%	5.93%
Astrana Health	4.49%	11.52%	6.67%

Summary

Astrana Health beats BlackRock Capital Investment on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BlackRock Capital Investment

BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, formerly known as BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation, is a Business Development Company specializing in investments in middle market companies. The fund invests in all industries. It prefers to invest between $10 million and $50 million and can invest more or less in companies with EBITDA or operating cash flow between $10 million and $50 million. The fund invests in the form of senior and junior secured, unsecured, and subordinated debt securities and loans including cash flow, asset backed, and junior lien facilities and equity securities. It's equity investments can be structured in the form of warrants, preferred stock, common equity co-investments, and direct investments in common stock. The fund's debt investments are principally structured to provide for current cash interest and to a lesser extent non-cash interest, particularly with subordinated debt investments, through a pay-in-kind (PIK) feature. It can also make non-control investments.

About Astrana Health

Astrana Health, Inc., Inc., a physician-centric technology-powered healthcare management company, provides medical care services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Care Partners, Care Delivery, and Care Enablement. The company is leveraging its proprietary population health management and healthcare delivery platform, operates an integrated, value-based healthcare model which empowers the providers in its network to deliver care to its patients. It offers care coordination services to patients, families, primary care physicians, specialists, acute care hospitals, alternative sites of inpatient care, physician groups, and health plans. The company's physician network consists of primary care physicians, specialist physicians and extenders, and hospitalists. It serves patients, primarily covered by private or public insurance, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and health maintenance organization plans; and non-insured patients. The company was formerly known as Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Astrana Health, Inc. in February 2024. Astrana Health, Inc. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Alhambra, California.