Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) Competitors

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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OBDC or FSK?

FS KKR Capital received 63 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 49.69% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 16 69.57%	Underperform Votes 7 30.43%
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 49.69%	Underperform Votes 80 50.31%

Which has more risk & volatility, OBDC or FSK?

Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OBDC or FSK?

Blue Owl Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital	$1.58B	3.71	$753.61M	$1.61	9.35
FS KKR Capital	$1.83B	3.29	$696M	$1.88	11.44

Is OBDC or FSK more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 38.99% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 29.98%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 12.59% beat FS KKR Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital	38.99%	12.59%	5.52%
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%

Is OBDC or FSK a better dividend stock?

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 11.9%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 91.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FS KKR Capital pays out 136.2% 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 analysts recommend OBDC or FSK?

Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus price target of $16.07, indicating a potential upside of 6.72%. FS KKR Capital has a consensus price target of $20.06, indicating a potential downside of 6.71%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
FS KKR Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media refer more to OBDC or FSK?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 5 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 9 mentions for FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 0.73 indicating that FS KKR Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FS KKR Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OBDC or FSK?

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.