HRZN vs. OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, DHIL, PNNT, and SCM
Should 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), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
Horizon Technology Finance vs.
Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Oaktree Specialty Lending received 200 more outperform votes than Horizon Technology Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.83% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote while only 54.30% of users gave Horizon Technology Finance an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 11 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 2 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Horizon Technology Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's score of -0.58 indicating that Horizon Technology Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a consensus target price of $16.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Horizon Technology Finance has a consensus target price of $9.63, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Horizon Technology Finance.
36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 305.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -1,100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Horizon Technology Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 15.17% compared to Horizon Technology Finance's net margin of -3.69%. Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity of 15.78% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.
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.
Summary
Oaktree Specialty Lending beats Horizon Technology Finance on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HRZN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
