SLR Investment (SLRC) Competitors $16.46 +0.20 (+1.23%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.47 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 08/8/2025 05:46 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 SLRC vs. ARCC, CGBD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, BCSF, FSK, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying SLR Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLR Investment include Ares Capital (ARCC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SLR Investment vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Carlyle Secured Lending MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, SLRC or ARCC? SLR Investment has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SLRC or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 11 more articles in the media than SLR Investment. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Capital and 12 mentions for SLR Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat SLR Investment's score of 0.16 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLR Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ares Capital 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer SLRC or ARCC? SLR Investment currently has a consensus target price of $16.11, indicating a potential downside of 2.14%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 1.32%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than SLR Investment.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) 2.29Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 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 8.5%. SLR Investment pays out 101.2% 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. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLR Investment$232.43MN/A$95.76M$1.6210.16Ares Capital$2.99B5.32$1.52B$2.0511.00 Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLRC or ARCC? 35.3% of SLR Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of SLR Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is SLRC or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to SLR Investment's net margin of 39.93%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 10.48% beat SLR Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLR Investment39.93% 9.26% 3.70% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% SummaryAres Capital beats SLR Investment on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SLR Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLRC 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 SLRC 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 SLRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLR InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.50B$12.25B$9.72BDividend Yield9.96%11.20%5.64%4.12%P/E Ratio10.1612.3419.3124.70Price / SalesN/A59.8426.27100.55Price / Cash9.3211.2618.2328.01Price / Book0.900.932.225.76Net Income$95.76M$144.88M$1.00B$267.05M7 Day Performance3.59%0.44%1.29%5.08%1 Month Performance0.61%-1.71%-0.38%0.61%1 Year Performance8.15%-2.16%544.36%22.83% SLR Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLRCSLR Investment1.2511 of 5 stars$16.46+1.2%$16.11-2.1%+8.1%$0.00$232.43M10.16N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionARCCAres Capital2.824 of 5 stars$22.40+0.0%$22.86+2.0%+10.0%$15.79B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending2.1426 of 5 stars$13.71+0.1%$15.25+11.2%-15.0%$698.11M$232.59M10.16N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0097 of 5 stars$12.35flat$13.50+9.3%-4.0%$1.15B$301.78M7.44N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.83 of 5 stars$10.33-0.9%$10.67+3.3%-15.1%$1.12B$371.67M7.78N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.3774 of 5 stars$13.51-0.4%$15.00+11.0%-16.8%$1.19B$381.67M103.92N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4055 of 5 stars$10.44+0.3%$10.96+5.0%-2.9%$1.04B$84.09M7.45658Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.6537 of 5 stars$14.67-0.4%$16.50+12.5%-1.4%$954.86M$292.65M8.431,000Earnings ReportFSKFS KKR Capital1.4012 of 5 stars$20.06-2.2%$19.50-2.8%-6.5%$0.00$1.72B10.56N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastMAINMain Street Capital1.0567 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+35.1%$5.70B$541.03M10.9090Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6137 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+16.5%$2.25B$482.53M11.84N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors FS KKR Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors 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:SLRC) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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