Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Competitors

SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) and Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, dividends and valuation.

Is SEIC or GBDC a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. SEI Investments pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Golub Capital BDC pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, SEIC or GBDC?

SEI Investments has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SEIC or GBDC?

70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of SEI Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SEIC or GBDC?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 1 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for SEI Investments and 12 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 0.30 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SEI Investments	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golub Capital BDC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is SEIC or GBDC more profitable?

Golub Capital BDC has a net margin of 42.14% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 26.60%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 24.29% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SEI Investments	26.60%	24.29%	21.21%
Golub Capital BDC	42.14%	11.99%	5.46%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SEIC or GBDC?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, 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
SEI Investments	$1.92B	5.37	$462.26M	$4.14	19.30
Golub Capital BDC	$287.38M	9.08	$258.63M	$1.41	10.79

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SEIC or GBDC?

SEI Investments received 78 more outperform votes than Golub Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.98% of users gave SEI Investments an outperform vote while only 55.90% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SEI Investments	Outperform Votes 381 58.98%	Underperform Votes 265 41.02%
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 303 55.90%	Underperform Votes 239 44.10%

Do analysts prefer SEIC or GBDC?

SEI Investments currently has a consensus price target of $77.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.02%. Golub Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.41%. Given Golub Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than SEI Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SEI Investments	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Summary

SEI Investments beats Golub Capital BDC on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.