New Mountain Finance (NMFC) Competitors $10.67 -0.05 (-0.47%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.83 +0.16 (+1.50%) As of 07/15/2025 06:35 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 NMFC vs. ARCC, GBDC, MFIC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, TCPC, BCSF, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying New Mountain Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Mountain Finance include Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. New Mountain Finance vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC MidCap Financial Investment Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Blackrock Tcp Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, NMFC or ARCC? New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to NMFC or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 24 more articles in the media than New Mountain Finance. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ares Capital and 3 mentions for New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.05 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment New Mountain Finance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ares Capital 18 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NMFC or ARCC? 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is NMFC or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to New Mountain Finance's net margin of 29.84%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.05% beat New Mountain Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets New Mountain Finance29.84% 10.57% 4.35% Ares Capital 43.50%11.05%5.25% Is NMFC or ARCC a better dividend stock? New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. New Mountain Finance pays out 128.0% 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 93.7% 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 analysts recommend NMFC or ARCC? New Mountain Finance presently has a consensus price target of $10.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.03%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential downside of 3.30%. Given New Mountain Finance's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score New Mountain Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has better valuation & earnings, NMFC or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNew Mountain Finance$371.67M3.10$113.44M$1.0010.67Ares Capital$2.99B5.28$1.52B$2.0511.10 SummaryAres Capital beats New Mountain Finance on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get New Mountain Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NMFC 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 NMFC 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 NMFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNew Mountain FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$1.51B$12.10B$9.30BDividend Yield11.94%10.83%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio10.6717.5718.9919.58Price / Sales3.1065.7726.5093.37Price / Cash8.4011.6421.6257.93Price / Book0.850.962.275.54Net Income$113.44M$144.88M$997.60M$257.73M7 Day Performance0.57%2.16%-0.69%-0.08%1 Month Performance5.12%5.17%2.92%8.09%1 Year Performance-13.67%-6.24%540.23%13.02% New Mountain Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9805 of 5 stars$10.67-0.5%$10.670.0%-13.6%$1.16B$371.67M10.67N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital3.0884 of 5 stars$22.33-0.4%$22.00-1.5%+8.2%$15.56B$2.99B10.892,550Trending NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.9496 of 5 stars$14.74-0.2%$15.50+5.2%-3.7%$3.93B$724.68M13.04N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.8384 of 5 stars$12.69-0.2%$14.00+10.3%-15.0%$1.19B$113.46M10.23N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.441 of 5 stars$13.85-1.6%$15.83+14.3%-21.9%$1.24B$381.67M106.54N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.5357 of 5 stars$10.47-0.8%$10.92+4.3%-9.4%$1.04B$84.09M7.48658SLRCSLR Investment3.033 of 5 stars$16.20-1.0%$15.96-1.5%+0.9%$0.00$232.43M10.06N/ANews CoverageTCPCBlackrock Tcp Capital1.1964 of 5 stars$7.73-1.3%$7.00-9.4%-28.8%$665.85M-$30.30M-13.3321,100Analyst DowngradeBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8485 of 5 stars$15.02-1.5%$16.50+9.9%-6.4%$989.24M$292.65M8.631,000High Trading VolumeMAINMain Street Capital1.3583 of 5 stars$60.97-0.3%$52.80-13.4%+22.9%$5.44B$541.03M10.3590TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.2864 of 5 stars$23.94-1.8%$22.81-4.7%+12.3%$2.29B$482.53M12.67N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Alternatives GBDC Alternatives MFIC Alternatives OCSL Alternatives PFLT Alternatives SLRC Alternatives TCPC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives MAIN Alternatives TSLX 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:NMFC) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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