HRZN vs. OCSL, CSWC, TCPC, SLRC, FDUS, GAIN, GLAD, PNNT, DHIL, and SCM
Should you be buying Horizon Technology Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Technology Finance include Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 25.90% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of -12.40%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity of 17.98% beat Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity.
Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Technology Finance. Horizon Technology Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oaktree Specialty Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Oaktree Specialty Lending received 196 more outperform votes than Horizon Technology Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.45% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote while only 54.51% of users gave Horizon Technology Finance an outperform vote.
Oaktree Specialty Lending presently has a consensus target price of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.87%. Horizon Technology Finance has a consensus target price of $10.38, indicating a potential downside of 10.56%. Given Horizon Technology Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Horizon Technology Finance.
In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 2 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 1 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 1.53 indicating that Horizon Technology Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -314.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Horizon Technology Finance has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Horizon Technology Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Oaktree Specialty Lending beats Horizon Technology Finance on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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