Head to Head Contrast: CION Investment (NYSE:CION) versus Integral Acquisition Co. 1 (NASDAQ:INTE)

Integral Acquisition Co. 1 (NASDAQ:INTE) and CION Investment (NYSE:CION) are both small-cap unclassified companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Integral Acquisition Co. 1 and CION Investment”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Integral Acquisition Co. 1	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CION Investment	$138.48 million	4.64	$95.31 million	$2.44	4.91

CION Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Integral Acquisition Co. 1.

Risk and Volatility

Integral Acquisition Co. 1 has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CION Investment has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

96.8% of Integral Acquisition Co. 1 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of CION Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.7% of Integral Acquisition Co. 1 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CION Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Integral Acquisition Co. 1 and CION Investment’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integral Acquisition Co. 1	N/A	N/A	N/A
CION Investment	48.50%	12.39%	5.48%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Integral Acquisition Co. 1 and CION Investment, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integral Acquisition Co. 1	0	0	0	0	N/A
CION Investment	0	1	0	0	2.00

CION Investment has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.17%. Given CION Investment’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe CION Investment is more favorable than Integral Acquisition Co. 1.

Summary

CION Investment beats Integral Acquisition Co. 1 on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Integral Acquisition Co. 1

Integral Acquisition Corporation 1 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. It focusses on acquiring technology-oriented companies in Australia and New Zealand. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in New York, New York.

About CION Investment

CION Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in investments in senior secured loans, including unitranche loans, First Lien, second lien loans, long-term subordinated loans, and mezzanine loans; equity interests such as warrants or options; and corporate bonds; and other debt securities in middle-market companies. The firm invests in growth capital, acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, market/product expansion, refinancing and recapitalization. The fund also invests up to 30 percent of their assets opportunistically in other types of investments, including the securities of larger public companies and foreign securities. It also makes investments in the secondary loan market. The fund does not invest in start-up companies, turnaround situations, or companies with speculative business plans. The fund prefers to invest in high tech industries, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, business services, media, chemicals, plastic, rubber, telecommunication, consumer services, advertising, printing and publishing, consumer goods, durables, diversified financials, and other industries. It also invests in homebuilding, restaurants, beverage and tobacco bars, broadcasting, distributors, Non-durable good distribution, food beverage and tobacco, energy, oil gas and consumables fuels, insurance, aerospace and defense, industrial machinery, paper and forest product machinery, information technology, metals and mining, and real estate. It primarily seeks to invest in the United States. The fund seeks to invest between $5 million and $50 million in companies with an EBITDA between $25 million and $75 million with average targeted hold of $25 million. It also purchases minority interests in the form of common or preferred equity in the target companies, typically in conjunction with its debt investments or through a co-investment with a financial sponsor. The fund seeks to exit its investments through an initial public offering of common stock, a merger, a sale, or other recapitalization.