Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC) Competitors

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Is GBDC or KBDC a better dividend stock?

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Kayne Anderson BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 109.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Kayne Anderson BDC pays out 88.9% 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 believe in GBDC or KBDC?

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, GBDC or KBDC?

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Kayne Anderson BDC. Kayne Anderson BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, 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
Golub Capital BDC	$724.68M	5.46	$273.79M	$1.42	10.46
Kayne Anderson BDC	$213.11M	5.10	$131.94M	$1.80	8.52

Which has more risk and volatility, GBDC or KBDC?

Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kayne Anderson BDC has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GBDC or KBDC more profitable?

Kayne Anderson BDC has a net margin of 56.97% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 42.81%. Kayne Anderson BDC's return on equity of 11.36% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golub Capital BDC	42.81%	10.87%	4.87%
Kayne Anderson BDC	56.97%	11.36%	6.51%

Do analysts rate GBDC or KBDC?

Golub Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.01%. Kayne Anderson BDC has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.63%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Kayne Anderson BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to GBDC or KBDC?

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 23 more articles in the media than Kayne Anderson BDC. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 1 mentions for Kayne Anderson BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Kayne Anderson BDC's score of 0.00 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Kayne Anderson BDC	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats Kayne Anderson BDC on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.