Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) Competitors

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Is ADX or FSK a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. FS KKR Capital pays out 136.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer ADX or FSK?

In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 12 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 1 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 1.34 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
FS KKR Capital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ADX or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	$1.83B	3.63	$696M	$1.88	12.61

Is ADX or FSK more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 29.98% compared to Adams Diversified Equity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ADX or FSK?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, ADX or FSK?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ADX or FSK?

FS KKR Capital has a consensus price target of $20.63, indicating a potential downside of 13.03%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FS KKR Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADX or FSK?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund received 67 more outperform votes than FS KKR Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.09% of users gave Adams Diversified Equity Fund an outperform vote while only 48.77% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 146 53.09%	Underperform Votes 129 46.91%
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 48.77%	Underperform Votes 83 51.23%

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats Adams Diversified Equity Fund on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.