Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) Competitors $7.68 -0.16 (-2.04%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.68 +0.00 (+0.07%) As of 08/1/2025 07:44 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 HRZN vs. OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, GLAD, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, and MFINShould you be buying Horizon Technology Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Technology Finance include Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), and Medallion Financial (MFIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Horizon Technology Finance vs. Its Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Medallion Financial Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) and Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HRZN or OCSL? 4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HRZN or OCSL? Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Technology Finance. Horizon Technology Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oaktree Specialty Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHorizon Technology Finance$99.92M3.10-$5.63M-$0.91-8.44Oaktree Specialty Lending$381.67M3.13$57.90M$0.13104.31 Is HRZN or OCSL more profitable? Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 2.55% compared to Horizon Technology Finance's net margin of -36.34%. Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity of 13.98% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Horizon Technology Finance-36.34% 13.98% 5.75% Oaktree Specialty Lending 2.55%11.77%5.48% Does the media favor HRZN or OCSL? In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 1 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 6 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 0.40 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Horizon Technology Finance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Oaktree Specialty Lending 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer HRZN or OCSL? Horizon Technology Finance presently has a consensus price target of $8.40, indicating a potential upside of 9.38%. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Horizon Technology Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Horizon Technology Finance 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Oaktree Specialty Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk and volatility, HRZN or OCSL? Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HRZN or OCSL a better dividend stock? Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -145.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 1,230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Horizon Technology Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryOaktree Specialty Lending beats Horizon Technology Finance on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Horizon Technology Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HRZN 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 HRZN 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 HRZN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHorizon Technology FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$316.38M$1.49B$12.08B$9.53BDividend Yield16.84%11.09%5.63%4.08%P/E Ratio-8.4417.2519.7423.80Price / Sales3.1059.7725.9188.08Price / Cash6.3111.3221.3357.96Price / Book0.910.932.095.55Net Income-$5.63M$144.88M$1.00B$259.03M7 Day Performance-7.25%-3.28%-2.46%-4.56%1 Month Performance4.21%-0.30%-0.96%4.49%1 Year Performance-31.55%-4.55%537.06%18.05% Horizon Technology Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRZNHorizon Technology Finance0.8384 of 5 stars$7.68-2.0%$8.40+9.4%-33.9%$316.38M$99.92M-8.44N/AUpcoming EarningsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.1828 of 5 stars$14.17-2.0%$15.83+11.7%-21.6%$1.25B$381.67M109.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsCSWCCapital Southwest2.5119 of 5 stars$23.02-1.3%$24.00+4.3%-12.3%$1.24B$204.44M15.5520Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFDUSFidus Investment1.2757 of 5 stars$20.98-2.0%$21.00+0.1%+6.3%$728.64M$146.15M8.97N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsGLADGladstone Capital0.7578 of 5 stars$28.18-1.7%$23.00-18.4%+14.9%$629.26M$96.62M7.1570News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTCPCBLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL1.2852 of 5 stars$7.34-2.3%$7.00-4.6%-32.6%$624.19M$259.44M-12.6521,100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGAINGladstone Investment1.117 of 5 stars$13.90-0.9%$13.50-2.9%-0.6%$512.08M$93.66M7.8170Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPNNTPennantPark Investment1.4509 of 5 stars$7.31-1.8%$5.88-19.6%-0.3%$476.99M$56.93M28.10N/APositive NewsSCMStellus Capital Investment1.6073 of 5 stars$14.40-3.1%$13.00-9.7%-0.3%$409.19M$41.94M10.00599News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.4383 of 5 stars$148.43-0.4%N/A-15.3%$404.92M$152.98M10.04130Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeMFINMedallion Financial3.8192 of 5 stars$10.12+5.2%N/A+27.2%$235.19M$302.03M6.33140News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OCSL Alternatives CSWC Alternatives FDUS Alternatives GLAD Alternatives TCPC Alternatives GAIN Alternatives PNNT Alternatives SCM Alternatives DHIL Alternatives MFIN Alternatives 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:HRZN) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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