OBDC vs. FSK, DNP, PTY, ADX, USA, RVT, GAB, OXLC, STEW, and BCAT
Should you be buying Blue Owl Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Owl Capital 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), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Blue Owl Capital vs.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
FS KKR Capital received 60 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.52% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 47.88% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.
Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus target price of $16.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.71%. FS KKR Capital has a consensus target price of $21.30, suggesting a potential upside of 0.24%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.
Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 37.26% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 29.98%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat FS KKR Capital's return on equity.
In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 2 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 11 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.90 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 96.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
Summary
Blue Owl Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:OBDC) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
