FS KKR Capital (FSK) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FSK or ARCC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FSK or ARCC?

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares 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	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$1.90	10.64
Ares Capital	$2.99B	5.30	$1.52B	$2.05	10.95

Does the media favor FSK or ARCC?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 16 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Ares Capital and 8 mentions for FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.03 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ares Capital	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer FSK or ARCC?

FS KKR Capital presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.54%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 1.81%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ares 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Is FSK or ARCC a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.7%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 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. 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.

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

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSK or ARCC more profitable?

Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% 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
FS KKR Capital	31.53%	11.78%	5.27%
Ares Capital	44.94%	10.48%	5.00%

Summary

Ares Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.