Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media favor ERO or CGBD?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 16 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ero Copper and 4 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Carlyle Secured Lending's score of 0.59 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Secured Lending	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ERO or CGBD more profitable?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 38.15% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 14.23%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 12.92% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	14.23%	11.86%	5.85%
Carlyle Secured Lending	38.15%	12.92%	5.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, ERO or CGBD?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ERO or CGBD?

Ero Copper presently has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.16%. Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.06%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Carlyle Secured Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Carlyle Secured Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ERO or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending received 183 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.72% of users gave Carlyle Secured Lending an outperform vote while only 17.39% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 4 17.39%	Underperform Votes 19 82.61%
Carlyle Secured Lending	Outperform Votes 187 57.72%	Underperform Votes 137 42.28%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ERO or CGBD?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ERO or CGBD?

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ero Copper	$427.48M	5.19	$92.80M	$0.65	33.22
Carlyle Secured Lending	$241.63M	3.74	$92.28M	$1.71	10.40

Summary

Ero Copper beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.