SLR Investment (SLRC) Competitors

SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Which has more risk & volatility, SLRC or ARCC?

SLR Investment has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to SLRC or ARCC?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 25 more articles in the media than SLR Investment. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ares Capital and 3 mentions for SLR Investment. SLR Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.06 indicating that SLR Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SLR Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ares Capital	17 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SLRC or ARCC a better dividend stock?

SLR Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. SLR Investment pays out 101.9% 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 rate SLRC or ARCC?

SLR Investment presently has a consensus price target of $15.96, indicating a potential downside of 3.07%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.21, indicating a potential downside of 3.67%. Given SLR Investment's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SLR Investment is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SLR Investment	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SLRC or ARCC?

35.3% of SLR Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of SLR Investment 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 SLRC or ARCC more profitable?

Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to SLR Investment's net margin of 38.60%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.05% beat SLR Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SLR Investment	38.60%	9.53%	3.84%
Ares Capital	43.50%	11.05%	5.25%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SLRC or ARCC?

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than SLR Investment. SLR Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, 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
SLR Investment	$232.43M	N/A	$95.76M	$1.61	10.23
Ares Capital	$2.99B	5.35	$1.52B	$2.05	11.25

Summary

Ares Capital beats SLR Investment on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.