GAB vs. FSK, DNP, PTY, ADX, USA, RVT, STEW, OXLC, BCAT, and GSBD
Should you be buying The Gabelli Equity Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Gabelli Equity Trust include FS KKR Capital (FSK), DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Royce Value Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), and Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
The Gabelli Equity Trust vs.
The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held 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.
The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FS KKR Capital has a consensus price target of $21.30, suggesting a potential upside of 0.92%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than The Gabelli Equity Trust.
FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 29.98% compared to The Gabelli Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's return on equity.
In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 7 more articles in the media than The Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 2 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.88 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. 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.
The Gabelli Equity Trust received 78 more outperform votes than FS KKR Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote while only 47.88% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.
FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than The Gabelli Equity Trust.
Summary
FS KKR Capital beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GAB) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
