Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:FWAC) vs. Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE) Financial Survey

Blue Owl Capital Co. III (NYSE:OBDE) and Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III (NASDAQ:FWAC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.7% of Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III shares are owned by institutional investors. 90.8% of Blue Owl Capital Co. III shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III shares are owned by company 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 Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	45.35%	11.52%	5.22%
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III	N/A	-81.59%	1.89%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital Co. III	$422.83 million	4.28	$271.96 million	$1.76	8.33
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III	N/A	N/A	$280,000.00	N/A	N/A

Blue Owl Capital Co. III has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Blue Owl Capital Co. III and Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III, as reported 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
Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III	0	0	0	0	0.00

Blue Owl Capital Co. III presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.14%. Given Blue Owl Capital Co. III’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital Co. III is more favorable than Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital Co. III beats Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III on 9 of the 10 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 Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III

Fifth Wall Acquisition Corp. III does not have significant operations. The company focuses on effecting a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. It intends to acquire business in the real estate industry. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.