Runway Growth Finance (RWAY) Competitors

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSBD or RWAY?

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.6% of Runway Growth Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Runway Growth Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GSBD or RWAY a better dividend stock?

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Runway Growth Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 284.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Runway Growth Finance pays out 79.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Runway Growth Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor GSBD or RWAY?

In the previous week, Runway Growth Finance had 1 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Runway Growth Finance and 2 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Runway Growth Finance's score of 0.82 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goldman Sachs BDC	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Runway Growth Finance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GSBD or RWAY?

Runway Growth Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Goldman Sachs BDC. Runway Growth Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goldman Sachs BDC, 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
Goldman Sachs BDC	$434.37M	3.20	$62.87M	$0.45	26.36
Runway Growth Finance	$144.63M	2.88	$73.61M	$1.66	6.73

Do analysts prefer GSBD or RWAY?

Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.18%. Runway Growth Finance has a consensus price target of $10.75, indicating a potential downside of 3.76%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Runway Growth Finance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Runway Growth Finance	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Is GSBD or RWAY more profitable?

Runway Growth Finance has a net margin of 45.30% compared to Goldman Sachs BDC's net margin of 12.38%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 15.05% beat Runway Growth Finance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC	12.38%	15.05%	6.64%
Runway Growth Finance	45.30%	11.95%	5.67%

Which has more risk & volatility, GSBD or RWAY?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Runway Growth Finance has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Runway Growth Finance beats Goldman Sachs BDC on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.