Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Competitors

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has more risk and volatility, GSBD or DNP?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GSBD or DNP?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 1 more articles in the media than DNP Select Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 1 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund. DNP Select Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.98 indicating that DNP Select Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Goldman Sachs BDC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DNP Select Income Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GSBD or DNP?

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GSBD or DNP?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than DNP Select Income Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goldman Sachs BDC	$454.91M	3.32	$195.87M	$0.70	18.37
DNP Select Income Fund	-$131.43M	-25.23	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GSBD or DNP a better dividend stock?

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 257.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is GSBD or DNP more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 17.01% compared to DNP Select Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 15.72% beat DNP Select Income Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC	17.01%	15.72%	7.08%
DNP Select Income Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer GSBD or DNP?

Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus price target of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.09%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than DNP Select Income Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
DNP Select Income Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSBD or DNP?

Goldman Sachs BDC received 80 more outperform votes than DNP Select Income Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.80% of users gave DNP Select Income Fund an outperform vote while only 55.69% of users gave Goldman Sachs BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Goldman Sachs BDC	Outperform Votes 274 55.69%	Underperform Votes 218 44.31%
DNP Select Income Fund	Outperform Votes 194 70.80%	Underperform Votes 80 29.20%

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats DNP Select Income Fund on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.