Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors $12.34 +0.14 (+1.15%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.33 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 10/17/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CGBD vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, GSBD, OBDC, and TSLXShould you be buying Carlyle Secured Lending stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carlyle Secured Lending include Ares Capital (ARCC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Carlyle Secured Lending vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance Goldman Sachs BDC Blue Owl Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer CGBD or ARCC? Carlyle Secured Lending presently has a consensus price target of $14.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.21%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.63, suggesting a potential upside of 15.97%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Secured Lending 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Is CGBD or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 29.71%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 10.48% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Secured Lending29.71% 9.85% 4.59% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Which has more volatility & risk, CGBD or ARCC? Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CGBD or ARCC a better dividend stock? Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the media prefer CGBD or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ares Capital and 7 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Carlyle Secured Lending's score of 1.07 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlyle Secured Lending 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in CGBD or ARCC? 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, CGBD or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Secured Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Secured Lending$232.59M2.70$88.98M$1.2010.28Ares Capital$2.99B4.60$1.52B$2.059.52 SummaryAres Capital beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Carlyle Secured Lending News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CGBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 CGBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCarlyle Secured LendingFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$628.81M$1.35B$12.55B$10.56BDividend Yield12.97%12.82%5.60%4.81%P/E Ratio10.2810.3028.5527.12Price / Sales2.7036.9829.72132.79Price / Cash6.519.4522.2260.81Price / Book0.730.832.236.52Net Income$88.98M$152.42M$1.02B$276.93M7 Day Performance5.20%2.22%0.22%1.93%1 Month Performance-8.52%-9.52%-2.52%2.19%1 Year Performance-30.12%-16.37%533.63%34.99% Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.7798 of 5 stars$12.34+1.1%$14.83+20.2%-30.5%$628.81M$232.59M10.28N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑ARCCAres Capital3.857 of 5 stars$20.12-0.1%$22.86+13.6%-9.6%$14.21B$2.99B9.812,550Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.8364 of 5 stars$11.71-0.8%$13.40+14.4%-12.8%$1.10B$301.78M10.84N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance3.1898 of 5 stars$9.35+0.1%$10.60+13.4%-20.3%$993.41M$371.67M12.30N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.3464 of 5 stars$12.80-1.1%$15.00+17.2%-21.3%$1.14B$381.67M22.86N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.6488 of 5 stars$8.87+0.2%$10.88+22.7%-27.5%$879.57M$89.89M6.33658Analyst ForecastSLRCSLR Investment2.9139 of 5 stars$14.85-0.7%$16.11+8.5%-6.8%$0.00$232.43M9.17N/AAnalyst ForecastBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.4387 of 5 stars$13.97-0.6%$16.50+18.1%-17.1%$911.40M$292.65M8.421,000Analyst DowngradeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.0225 of 5 stars$9.97-0.5%$10.00+0.3%-29.1%$1.14B$434.37M7.91N/APositive NewsOBDCBlue Owl Capital3.6547 of 5 stars$12.55-0.9%$15.42+22.8%-16.4%$6.47B$1.60B8.31N/ANews CoverageShort Interest ↑TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending3.4911 of 5 stars$22.28-0.1%$23.56+5.7%+3.8%$2.10B$242.97M11.08N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors Blue Owl Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CGBD) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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