Live Earnings Conference Call: Blackstone Secured Lending Fund will host a live Q2 2025 earnings call on August 6, 2025 at 9:30AM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's Q2 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Competitors $31.13 +0.07 (+0.23%) Closing price 08/5/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$30.76 -0.38 (-1.20%) As of 08/5/2025 07:46 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 BXSL vs. ARCC, FSK, MAIN, GBDC, HTGC, TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, NMFC, and KBDCShould you be buying Blackstone Secured Lending Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund include Ares Capital (ARCC), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Hercules Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Goldman Sachs BDC New Mountain Finance Kayne Anderson BDC Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media favor BXSL or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 32 more articles in the media than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.88 indicating that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 17 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, BXSL or ARCC? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% 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. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BXSL or ARCC? 36.5% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, BXSL or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 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 RatioBlackstone Secured Lending Fund$1.33B5.39$694.10M$3.179.82Ares Capital$2.99B5.30$1.52B$2.0510.97 Do analysts recommend BXSL or ARCC? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund currently has a consensus price target of $31.38, indicating a potential upside of 0.79%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 1.68%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Is BXSL or ARCC more profitable? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a net margin of 47.80% compared to Ares Capital's net margin of 44.94%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's return on equity of 12.49% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackstone Secured Lending Fund47.80% 12.49% 5.67% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Is BXSL or ARCC a better dividend stock? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays out 97.2% 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. SummaryAres Capital beats Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blackstone Secured Lending Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BXSL 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 BXSL 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 BXSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstone Secured Lending FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.13B$1.48B$12.10B$20.68BDividend Yield9.92%11.22%5.65%3.68%P/E Ratio9.8217.8019.8929.31Price / Sales5.3957.0826.1464.11Price / Cash10.0011.1721.3123.31Price / Book1.150.932.124.40Net Income$694.10M$144.88M$1.00B$995.90M7 Day Performance-2.11%-1.14%0.36%0.27%1 Month Performance-0.22%-1.00%0.13%0.39%1 Year Performance5.78%-2.57%544.27%15.57% Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund2.5259 of 5 stars$31.13+0.2%$31.38+0.8%+8.3%$7.13B$1.33B9.822,020Positive NewsARCCAres Capital2.7922 of 5 stars$22.70-1.8%$22.21-2.1%+13.5%$16.04B$1.49B11.072,550Positive NewsFSKFS KKR Capital2.1835 of 5 stars$21.82-1.8%$19.50-10.6%+7.5%$6.23B$613M11.48N/AMAINMain Street Capital1.1232 of 5 stars$65.10-1.1%$53.60-17.7%+35.4%$5.86B$541.03M11.0590News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeGBDCGolub Capital BDC3.0041 of 5 stars$15.10-1.7%$15.50+2.6%+1.9%$4.09B$724.68M13.36N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHTGCHercules Capital2.4796 of 5 stars$19.14-1.5%$20.08+4.9%+10.2%$3.41B$493.59M14.39100News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6593 of 5 stars$24.00-1.8%$22.81-4.9%+19.1%$2.30B$482.53M12.70N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund1.8649 of 5 stars$19.19-0.6%$20.10+4.7%-6.1%$1.70B$416.08M8.80N/AUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6317 of 5 stars$11.65-2.6%$12.00+3.0%-21.4%$1.40B$67.93M25.89N/AUpcoming 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 AnnouncementKBDCKayne Anderson BDC2.553 of 5 stars$15.79-0.8%$16.50+4.5%-3.8%$1.13B$213.11M8.77N/AUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors FS KKR Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Hercules Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Kayne Anderson BDC 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:BXSL) 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[Warning] Buffett Indicator hits new All-Time-HighWarren Buffett has leaned on one key indicator for decades—and it just hit an all-time high. 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