FS KKR Capital (FSK) Competitors

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARCC or FSK?

27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ARCC or FSK a better dividend stock?

Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. 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. FS KKR Capital pays out 134.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor ARCC or FSK?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 26 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Ares Capital and 4 mentions for FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.05 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Capital	18 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FS KKR Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ARCC or FSK?

Ares Capital presently has a consensus price target of $22.21, indicating a potential downside of 3.67%. FS KKR Capital has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.29%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Which has more volatility & risk, ARCC or FSK?

Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ARCC or FSK?

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than FS KKR Capital. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR Capital, 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
Ares Capital	$2.99B	5.35	$1.52B	$2.05	11.25
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$1.90	11.70

Is ARCC or FSK more profitable?

Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 31.53%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 11.78% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Capital	43.50%	11.05%	5.25%
FS KKR Capital	31.53%	11.78%	5.27%

Summary

Ares Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.