Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (JOF) Competitors

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund (NYSE:JOF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Is GSBD or JOF more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 12.38% compared to Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 15.05% beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC	12.38%	15.05%	6.64%
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, GSBD or JOF?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GSBD or JOF?

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GSBD or JOF?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 6 more articles in the media than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 0 mentions for Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goldman Sachs BDC	Positive
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	Neutral

Do analysts recommend GSBD or JOF?

Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.60%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, GSBD or JOF?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goldman Sachs BDC	$434.37M	2.98	$62.87M	$0.45	24.56
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GSBD or JOF a better dividend stock?

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 284.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.