Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) Competitors $13.86 +0.07 (+0.51%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SCM vs. OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, DHIL, PNNT, and HRZNShould you be buying Stellus Capital Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stellus Capital Investment include Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Stellus Capital Investment vs. Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group PennantPark Investment Horizon Technology Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Stellus Capital Investment (NYSE:SCM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Does the media prefer OCSL or SCM? In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 4 more articles in the media than Stellus Capital Investment. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 8 mentions for Stellus Capital Investment. Stellus Capital Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.18 beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's score of -0.58 indicating that Stellus Capital Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oaktree Specialty Lending 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Stellus Capital Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend OCSL or SCM? Oaktree Specialty Lending presently has a consensus price target of $16.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.82%. Stellus Capital Investment has a consensus price target of $13.63, suggesting a potential downside of 1.70%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Stellus Capital Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oaktree Specialty Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Stellus Capital Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is OCSL or SCM a better dividend stock? Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Stellus Capital Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 252.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Stellus Capital Investment pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has higher earnings and valuation, OCSL or SCM? Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Stellus Capital Investment. Stellus Capital Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oaktree Specialty Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOaktree Specialty Lending$379.29M3.40$117.33M$0.8718.02Stellus Capital Investment$105.85M3.54$17.53M$1.967.07 Is OCSL or SCM more profitable? Stellus Capital Investment has a net margin of 45.39% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 17.21%. Stellus Capital Investment's return on equity of 13.49% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oaktree Specialty Lending17.21% 12.03% 5.55% Stellus Capital Investment 45.39%13.49%4.88% Which has more risk and volatility, OCSL or SCM? Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stellus Capital Investment has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OCSL or SCM? Oaktree Specialty Lending received 180 more outperform votes than Stellus Capital Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.83% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote while only 59.14% of users gave Stellus Capital Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOaktree Specialty LendingOutperform Votes48459.83% Underperform Votes32540.17% Stellus Capital InvestmentOutperform Votes30459.14% Underperform Votes21040.86% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OCSL or SCM? 36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.2% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Stellus Capital Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryOaktree Specialty Lending beats Stellus Capital Investment on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SCM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStellus Capital InvestmentInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$375.05M$1.12B$10.56B$19.87BDividend Yield11.44%11.20%10.16%3.53%P/E Ratio7.0710.1649.3042.89Price / Sales3.549.783,460.6518.10Price / Cash7.4414.3730.5017.86Price / Book1.050.862.765.52Net Income$17.53M$108.10M$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance0.73%-0.97%-0.34%-0.22%1 Month Performance-3.01%-3.97%1.82%0.12%1 Year Performance8.20%-3.66%23.83%23.71% Stellus Capital Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SCMStellus Capital Investment0.8981 of 5 stars$13.86+0.5%$13.63-1.7%+8.2%$373.13M$105.85M7.07599OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.2766 of 5 stars$15.68+0.4%$16.75+6.8%-21.1%$1.28B$381.67M21.78N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.4288 of 5 stars$22.99flat$25.67+11.6%+2.2%$1.10B$103.24M14.0227SLRCSLR Investment0.9201 of 5 stars$16.43+0.2%$15.25-7.2%+10.3%$894.15M$229.31M9.28N/ATCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.5663 of 5 stars$8.96-0.7%$9.00+0.4%-24.1%$772.03M$209.33M0.0019,800Analyst UpgradeFDUSFidus Investment1.3991 of 5 stars$20.70-0.5%$22.00+6.3%+5.7%$705.42M$130.11M7.39N/AGLADGladstone Capital1.456 of 5 stars$26.17-1.7%$23.00-12.1%+30.5%$598.22M$96.62M6.8970GAINGladstone Investment0.5871 of 5 stars$13.48-1.0%$13.75+2.0%-8.6%$502.64M$87.31M12.7270DHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.8539 of 5 stars$169.66+0.3%N/A+4.9%$461.48M$136.72M9.58129Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.8288 of 5 stars$6.97-1.0%$6.00-13.9%+6.3%$459.03M$145.37M7.48N/AUpcoming EarningsHRZNHorizon Technology Finance0.521 of 5 stars$9.24-0.3%$9.63+4.2%-23.8%$352.84M$113.47M0.00N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Horizon Technology Finance Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:SCM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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