Live Earnings Conference Call: Bain Capital Specialty Finance will host a live Q2 2025 earnings call on August 6, 2025 at 8:30AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Bain Capital Specialty Finance's Q2 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Competitors $14.82 +0.14 (+0.95%) Closing price 08/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.79 -0.03 (-0.20%) As of 08/5/2025 06:03 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 BCSF vs. CGBD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, FSK, GSBD, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bain Capital Specialty Finance include Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Bain Capital Specialty Finance vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment FS KKR Capital Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. Is CGBD or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 39.60% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 32.72%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.62% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Secured Lending32.72% 10.49% 4.88% Bain Capital Specialty Finance 39.60%11.62%5.19% Does the media prefer CGBD or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 4 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 6 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.60 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlyle Secured Lending 0 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bain Capital Specialty Finance 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, CGBD or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Bain Capital Specialty Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Secured Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Secured Lending$232.59M3.01$88.98M$1.3510.18Bain Capital Specialty Finance$292.65M3.29$119.42M$1.748.52 Is CGBD or BCSF a better dividend stock? Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 96.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend CGBD or BCSF? Carlyle Secured Lending presently has a consensus target price of $15.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.99%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.34%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than Carlyle Secured Lending.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk & volatility, CGBD or BCSF? Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CGBD or BCSF? 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bain Capital Specialty Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCSF 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 BCSF 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 NYSE 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 BCSF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBain Capital Specialty FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$952.27M$1.48B$12.10B$20.68BDividend Yield11.44%11.22%5.65%3.67%P/E Ratio8.5217.8019.9029.31Price / Sales3.2957.0826.0764.11Price / Cash7.1011.1721.3123.31Price / Book0.840.932.124.40Net Income$119.42M$144.88M$1.00B$995.90M7 Day Performance-0.54%-1.14%0.35%0.27%1 Month Performance-2.82%-1.00%0.13%0.39%1 Year Performance-6.20%-2.57%544.26%15.57% Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.2173 of 5 stars$14.82+1.0%$16.50+11.3%-5.2%$952.27M$292.65M8.521,000Earnings ReportCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.0409 of 5 stars$13.98-1.5%$15.25+9.1%-15.6%$723.59M$232.59M10.36N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.923 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-3.7%$1.22B$301.78M10.41N/ANews CoverageUpcoming EarningsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9203 of 5 stars$10.55-0.4%$10.67+1.1%-14.7%$1.14B$118.17M10.55N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8806 of 5 stars$14.17-2.0%$15.83+11.7%-15.5%$1.27B-$1.54M109.00N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportGap DownPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.1249 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-0.5%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658Dividend AnnouncementSLRCSLR Investment0.9681 of 5 stars$16.24-0.8%$15.96-1.7%+8.6%$0.00$232.43M10.09N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownFSKFS KKR Capital2.0465 of 5 stars$21.82-1.8%$19.50-10.6%+7.5%$6.23B$613M11.48N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6317 of 5 stars$11.65-2.6%$12.00+3.0%-21.4%$1.40B$67.93M25.89N/AUpcoming EarningsMAINMain Street Capital1.1303 of 5 stars$65.10-1.1%$53.60-17.7%+35.4%$5.86B$541.03M11.0590News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6662 of 5 stars$24.00-1.8%$22.81-4.9%+19.1%$2.30B$482.53M12.70N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CGBD Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors OCSL Competitors PFLT Competitors SLRC Competitors FSK Competitors GSBD Competitors MAIN Competitors TSLX 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 (NYSE:BCSF) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored[Shocking New Report] U.S. Dollar To Crash?The "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredCrypto bros: Meet your replacementLarry Benedict made $274 million trading on Wall Street… Barron’s ranked his hedge fund in the top 1% world...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?They said digital dollars were off the table. 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