Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY) Competitors

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) and Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do analysts prefer OBDC or PTY?

Blue Owl Capital presently has a consensus target price of $15.64, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OBDC or PTY?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.83	$741.06M	$1.55	9.73
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is OBDC or PTY more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 39.42% compared to Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.72% beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital	39.42%	11.72%	4.99%
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, OBDC or PTY?

Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to OBDC or PTY?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 12 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 0 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 1.59 indicating that Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	Very Positive
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Very Positive

Is OBDC or PTY a better dividend stock?

Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.