Goal Acquisitions (NASDAQ:PUCK) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) Critical Analysis

Goal Acquisitions (NASDAQ:PUCK) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Goal Acquisitions and Trinity Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goal Acquisitions	N/A	N/A	-35.91%
Trinity Capital	40.73%	15.90%	7.14%

Volatility and Risk

Goal Acquisitions has a beta of 0.04, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Goal Acquisitions and Trinity Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goal Acquisitions	0	0	0	0	0.00
Trinity Capital	1	0	2	0	2.33

Trinity Capital has a consensus price target of $15.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.36%. Given Trinity Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Goal Acquisitions.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Goal Acquisitions and Trinity Capital”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goal Acquisitions	N/A	N/A	-$1.14 million	N/A	N/A
Trinity Capital	$142.47 million	5.90	$76.89 million	$1.71	8.34

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Goal Acquisitions.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

60.2% of Goal Acquisitions shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Goal Acquisitions shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Goal Acquisitions on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Goal Acquisitions

Goal Acquisitions Corp. does not have significant operations. The company intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. Goal Acquisitions Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Bee Cave, Texas.

About Trinity Capital

Trinity Capital Inc. is a business development company. It is a venture capital firm specializing in venture debt to growth stage companies looking for loans and/or equipment financing. Trinity Capital Inc. was founded in 2019 is based in Phoenix, Arizona with additional offices in the United States.