BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC) Competitors

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend GBDC or TCPC?

Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $16.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.19%. BlackRock TCP Capital has a consensus target price of $9.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.55%. Given Golub Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than BlackRock TCP Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
BlackRock TCP Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Does the media favor GBDC or TCPC?

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 9 more articles in the media than BlackRock TCP Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 4 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital. BlackRock TCP Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 0.34 indicating that BlackRock TCP Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BlackRock TCP Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GBDC or TCPC?

BlackRock TCP Capital received 91 more outperform votes than Golub Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.24% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 55.70% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 303 55.70%	Underperform Votes 241 44.30%
BlackRock TCP Capital	Outperform Votes 394 63.24%	Underperform Votes 229 36.76%

Is GBDC or TCPC more profitable?

Golub Capital BDC has a net margin of 37.78% compared to BlackRock TCP Capital's net margin of -15.22%. BlackRock TCP Capital's return on equity of 14.16% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golub Capital BDC	37.78%	12.77%	5.85%
BlackRock TCP Capital	-15.22%	14.16%	5.80%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GBDC or TCPC?

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GBDC or TCPC?

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock TCP Capital. BlackRock TCP Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital 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
Golub Capital BDC	$724.68M	3.62	$258.63M	$1.41	10.85
BlackRock TCP Capital	$209.33M	3.70	$38.47M	-$0.50	-18.10

Which has more risk and volatility, GBDC or TCPC?

Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GBDC or TCPC a better dividend stock?

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.0%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 110.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -272.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock TCP Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats BlackRock TCP Capital on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.