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Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Competitors

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$14.52 +0.18 (+1.22%)
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GBDC vs. ARCC, BEN, SEIC, IVZ, MAIN, AMG, CNS, PSEC, OCSL, and VRTS

Should 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.

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.

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Golub Capital BDCOutperform Votes
304
55.27%
Underperform Votes
246
44.73%
Ares CapitalOutperform Votes
418
62.57%
Underperform Votes
250
37.43%

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

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.

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 Ratio
Golub Capital BDC$309.01M12.47$273.79M$1.3810.52
Ares Capital$1.71B8.45$1.52B$2.458.61

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)
2.50
Ares Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.82

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%

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.

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.

Summary

Ares Capital beats Golub Capital BDC on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GBDC vs. The Competition

MetricGolub Capital BDCInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.85B$1.04B$11.11B$7.66B
Dividend Yield11.33%12.77%5.93%4.33%
P/E Ratio10.5112.8122.0418.23
Price / Sales12.4710.5425.70105.37
Price / Cash10.6414.7017.6034.62
Price / Book0.960.882.614.21
Net Income$273.79M$96.63M$1.04B$247.59M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
1.6012 of 5 stars
$14.52
+1.2%
$15.83
+9.1%
-16.7%$3.85B$309.01M10.51N/APositive News
ARCC
Ares Capital
2.6433 of 5 stars
$19.90
-2.5%
$22.61
+13.6%
0.0%$13.62B$1.71B8.122,550Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BEN
Franklin Resources
3.8726 of 5 stars
$17.36
-1.4%
$18.96
+9.2%
-27.4%$9.12B$8.74B26.719,800
SEIC
SEI Investments
4.4687 of 5 stars
$69.67
-2.8%
$86.80
+24.6%
+9.0%$8.84B$2.13B15.764,840Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Gap Up
IVZ
Invesco
4.9074 of 5 stars
$12.43
-2.9%
$17.03
+37.0%
-7.4%$5.56B$6.07B10.538,610Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
MAIN
Main Street Capital
1.4637 of 5 stars
$52.00
-2.4%
$52.60
+1.2%
+10.1%$4.61B$601.25M9.4290
AMG
Affiliated Managers Group
4.487 of 5 stars
$153.61
-1.6%
$192.40
+25.3%
-1.8%$4.42B$2.04B10.173,950Short Interest ↓
CNS
Cohen & Steers
2.8915 of 5 stars
$71.24
-4.1%
$90.00
+26.3%
+3.9%$3.63B$553.52M23.99390
PSEC
Prospect Capital
1.4936 of 5 stars
$3.49
-2.0%
$4.50
+28.9%
-33.7%$1.56B$101.04M-17.452,019Positive News
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
2.2762 of 5 stars
$14.08
-1.9%
$16.42
+16.6%
-26.6%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AUpcoming Earnings
News Coverage
Positive News
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
3.0379 of 5 stars
$142.95
-4.0%
$179.00
+25.2%
-34.2%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770Upcoming Earnings

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