Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors $13.70 -0.09 (-0.65%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.69 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 05:07 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CGBD vs. ARCC, GLAD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, GSBD, and TSLXShould you be buying Carlyle Secured Lending stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carlyle Secured Lending include Ares Capital (ARCC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Carlyle Secured Lending vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Gladstone Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance Goldman Sachs BDC Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is ARCC or CGBD more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 32.72%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 10.49% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% Carlyle Secured Lending 32.72%10.49%4.88% Which has more risk and volatility, ARCC or CGBD? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARCC or CGBD? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, ARCC or CGBD? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$2.99B5.28$1.52B$2.0510.92Carlyle Secured Lending$232.59M3.00$88.98M$1.3510.15 Does the media favor ARCC or CGBD? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 47 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Ares Capital and 3 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.88 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 Ares Capital 25 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ARCC or CGBD? Ares Capital presently has a consensus target price of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.09%. Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.31%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Is ARCC or CGBD a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryAres Capital beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carlyle Secured Lending News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CGBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CGBD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CGBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarlyle Secured LendingFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$702.70M$1.44B$12.05B$9.52BDividend Yield11.60%11.08%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio10.1517.2519.7523.81Price / Sales3.0059.0825.9666.04Price / Cash7.2811.3221.3357.96Price / Book0.820.932.095.54Net Income$88.98M$144.88M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-3.52%-3.28%-2.46%-4.64%1 Month Performance-0.87%-0.30%-0.84%4.41%1 Year Performance-18.93%-4.55%537.11%17.95% Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.0392 of 5 stars$13.70-0.7%$15.25+11.3%-21.8%$702.70M$232.59M10.15N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsARCCAres Capital2.7661 of 5 stars$22.70-1.8%$22.21-2.1%+7.5%$15.76B$2.99B11.072,550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGLADGladstone Capital0.7749 of 5 stars$28.18-1.7%$23.00-18.4%+14.9%$629.26M$96.62M7.1570News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.2091 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-10.6%$1.20B$301.78M10.41N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.753 of 5 stars$10.55-0.4%$10.67+1.1%-15.8%$1.14B$371.67M10.55N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.1977 of 5 stars$14.17-2.0%$15.83+11.7%-21.6%$1.25B$381.67M109.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0614 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-7.1%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658SLRCSLR Investment1.26 of 5 stars$16.24-0.8%$15.96-1.7%+2.3%$0.00$232.43M10.09N/AUpcoming EarningsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6625 of 5 stars$15.13-1.0%$16.50+9.1%-12.1%$981.47M$131.73M8.701,000Upcoming EarningsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6357 of 5 stars$11.65-2.6%$12.00+3.0%-25.9%$1.37B$434.37M25.89N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6613 of 5 stars$24.00-1.8%$22.81-4.9%+14.7%$2.26B$236.90M12.70N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CGBD) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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