Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Competitors $14.52 +0.18 (+1.22%) As of 12:42 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GBDC vs. ARCC, BEN, SEIC, IVZ, MAIN, AMG, CNS, PSEC, OCSL, and VRTSShould you be buying Golub Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Golub Capital BDC include Ares Capital (ARCC), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), and Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Golub Capital BDC vs. Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Main Street Capital Affiliated Managers Group Cohen & Steers Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GBDC or ARCC? Ares Capital received 114 more outperform votes than Golub Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.57% of users gave Ares Capital an outperform vote while only 55.27% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGolub Capital BDCOutperform Votes30455.27% Underperform Votes24644.73% Ares CapitalOutperform Votes41862.57% Underperform Votes25037.43% Does the media prefer GBDC or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 20 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ares Capital and 6 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.60 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Golub Capital BDC 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, GBDC or ARCC? Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, GBDC or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Golub Capital BDC. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGolub Capital BDC$309.01M12.47$273.79M$1.3810.52Ares Capital$1.71B8.45$1.52B$2.458.61 Do analysts rate GBDC or ARCC? Golub Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $15.83, suggesting a potential upside of 9.08%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.33, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Golub Capital BDC's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Golub Capital BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Is GBDC or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 50.90% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 39.63%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.54% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Golub Capital BDC39.63% 11.18% 5.11% Ares Capital 50.90%11.54%5.50% Is GBDC or ARCC a better dividend stock? Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 113.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Capital pays out 78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GBDC or ARCC? 42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAres Capital beats Golub Capital BDC on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Golub Capital BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GBDC 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GBDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGolub Capital BDCInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.85B$1.04B$11.11B$7.66BDividend Yield11.33%12.77%5.93%4.33%P/E Ratio10.5112.8122.0418.23Price / Sales12.4710.5425.70105.37Price / Cash10.6414.7017.6034.62Price / Book0.960.882.614.21Net Income$273.79M$96.63M$1.04B$247.59M7 Day Performance2.72%1.65%2.14%5.13%1 Month Performance-4.38%-7.81%-2.55%-4.52%1 Year Performance-14.97%-11.52%535.66%4.11% Golub Capital BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GBDCGolub Capital BDC1.6012 of 5 stars$14.52+1.2%$15.83+9.1%-16.7%$3.85B$309.01M10.51N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.6433 of 5 stars$19.90-2.5%$22.61+13.6%0.0%$13.62B$1.71B8.122,550Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastBENFranklin Resources3.8726 of 5 stars$17.36-1.4%$18.96+9.2%-27.4%$9.12B$8.74B26.719,800SEICSEI Investments4.4687 of 5 stars$69.67-2.8%$86.80+24.6%+9.0%$8.84B$2.13B15.764,840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpIVZInvesco4.9074 of 5 stars$12.43-2.9%$17.03+37.0%-7.4%$5.56B$6.07B10.538,610Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMAINMain Street Capital1.4637 of 5 stars$52.00-2.4%$52.60+1.2%+10.1%$4.61B$601.25M9.4290AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.487 of 5 stars$153.61-1.6%$192.40+25.3%-1.8%$4.42B$2.04B10.173,950Short Interest ↓CNSCohen & Steers2.8915 of 5 stars$71.24-4.1%$90.00+26.3%+3.9%$3.63B$553.52M23.99390PSECProspect Capital1.4936 of 5 stars$3.49-2.0%$4.50+28.9%-33.7%$1.56B$101.04M-17.452,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2762 of 5 stars$14.08-1.9%$16.42+16.6%-26.6%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0379 of 5 stars$142.95-4.0%$179.00+25.2%-34.2%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Competitors BEN Competitors SEIC Competitors IVZ Competitors MAIN Competitors AMG Competitors CNS Competitors PSEC Competitors OCSL Competitors VRTS 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:GBDC) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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