Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) Competitors

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

Does the media favor FSK or ADX?

In the previous week, Adams Diversified Equity Fund had 1 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund and 8 mentions for FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's score of 0.54 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FSK or ADX a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $2.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. 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.

Is FSK or ADX 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
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FSK or ADX?

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
FS KKR Capital	$1.83B	3.41	$696M	$1.88	11.84
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSK or ADX?

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 49.07% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 49.07%	Underperform Votes 82 50.93%
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	Outperform Votes 146 53.09%	Underperform Votes 129 46.91%

Do analysts rate FSK or ADX?

FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus target price of $20.25, indicating a potential downside of 9.05%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

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

Which has more volatility & risk, FSK or ADX?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

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