Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Competitors

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Affiliated Managers Group (NYSE:AMG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts rate OCSL or AMG?

Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a consensus price target of $16.42, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Affiliated Managers Group has a consensus price target of $192.40, indicating a potential upside of 21.49%. Given Affiliated Managers Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Affiliated Managers Group is more favorable than Oaktree Specialty Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oaktree Specialty Lending	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
Affiliated Managers Group	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk & volatility, OCSL or AMG?

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Affiliated Managers Group has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to OCSL or AMG?

In the previous week, Affiliated Managers Group had 7 more articles in the media than Oaktree Specialty Lending. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Affiliated Managers Group and 15 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending. Affiliated Managers Group's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's score of 0.80 indicating that Affiliated Managers Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oaktree Specialty Lending	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Affiliated Managers Group	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OCSL or AMG a better dividend stock?

Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Affiliated Managers Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 238.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Affiliated Managers Group pays out 0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is OCSL or AMG more profitable?

Affiliated Managers Group has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 14.75%. Affiliated Managers Group's return on equity of 16.17% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oaktree Specialty Lending	14.75%	12.07%	5.57%
Affiliated Managers Group	25.06%	16.17%	7.88%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OCSL or AMG?

36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.3% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Affiliated Managers Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OCSL or AMG?

Affiliated Managers Group received 162 more outperform votes than Oaktree Specialty Lending when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.07% of users gave Affiliated Managers Group an outperform vote while only 59.31% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oaktree Specialty Lending	Outperform Votes 484 59.31%	Underperform Votes 332 40.69%
Affiliated Managers Group	Outperform Votes 646 71.07%	Underperform Votes 263 28.93%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, OCSL or AMG?

Affiliated Managers Group has higher revenue and earnings than Oaktree Specialty Lending. Affiliated Managers Group 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oaktree Specialty Lending	$48.88M	23.30	$57.90M	$0.67	20.67
Affiliated Managers Group	$2.04B	2.27	$511.60M	$15.10	10.49

Summary

Affiliated Managers Group beats Oaktree Specialty Lending on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.