FS KKR Capital (FSK) Competitors

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and community ranking.

Which has better valuation & earnings, FSK or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl 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
FS KKR Capital	$664M	8.20	$696M	$2.09	9.30
Blue Owl Capital	$665.75M	10.22	$753.61M	$1.53	8.70

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

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSK or OBDC a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. FS KKR Capital pays out 122.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 96.7% 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 MarketBeat Community prefer FSK or OBDC?

FS KKR Capital received 60 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.52% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 47.88% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 47.88%	Underperform Votes 86 52.12%
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 19 65.52%	Underperform Votes 10 34.48%

Does the media favor FSK or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 2 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 9 mentions for FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 0.69 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate FSK or OBDC?

FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus target price of $21.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.60%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $16.17, indicating a potential upside of 21.42%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more volatility & risk, FSK or OBDC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSK or OBDC more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 37.26% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 29.98%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat FS KKR Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%
Blue Owl Capital	37.26%	12.38%	5.37%

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.