Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors $12.50 -0.20 (-1.57%) Closing price 10/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.46 -0.04 (-0.33%) As of 10/3/2025 05:59 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CGBD or ARCC? 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CGBD or ARCC? In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 2 more articles in the media than Ares Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 11 mentions for Ares Capital. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.26 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlyle Secured Lending 5 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, CGBD or ARCC? Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, suggesting 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 12.8%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. 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. Do analysts recommend CGBD or ARCC? Carlyle Secured Lending currently has a consensus price target of $14.80, suggesting a potential upside of 18.40%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 13.43%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has better earnings & 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$232.59M2.74$88.98M$1.2010.42Ares Capital$2.99B4.75$1.52B$2.059.83 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% SummaryAres Capital beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 11 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. Message frequency will vary. 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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$637M$1.40B$12.68B$10.56BDividend Yield12.80%12.42%5.49%4.70%P/E Ratio10.4210.5739.9126.71Price / Sales2.7446.3729.99233.84Price / Cash6.609.9519.7431.09Price / Book0.740.862.286.57Net Income$88.98M$152.42M$1.01B$276.78M7 Day Performance-3.55%-0.79%0.30%1.98%1 Month Performance-9.35%-9.44%0.79%9.13%1 Year Performance-27.75%-11.90%540.95%31.60% Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.6665 of 5 stars$12.50-1.6%$14.80+18.4%-27.7%$637M$232.59M10.42N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst UpgradeARCCAres Capital2.6177 of 5 stars$20.44-0.1%$22.86+11.8%-4.3%$14.43B$2.99B9.972,550Analyst ForecastMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.7513 of 5 stars$11.96-0.7%$13.30+11.2%-11.8%$1.12B$108.70M11.07N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance3.222 of 5 stars$9.65-0.7%$10.60+9.8%-21.2%$1.03B$371.67M12.70N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0148 of 5 stars$13.06flat$15.00+14.9%-21.0%$1.15B$381.67M23.32N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.2532 of 5 stars$8.95-2.5%$10.88+21.6%-23.9%$887.51M$89.89M6.39658Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeSLRCSLR Investment2.6692 of 5 stars$15.27-1.1%$16.25+6.4%-1.3%$0.00$232.43M9.43N/APositive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.131 of 5 stars$14.21-1.2%$16.50+16.2%-16.3%$932.81M$292.65M8.561,000Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.5945 of 5 stars$10.76-1.2%$10.00-7.0%-26.8%$1.24B$434.37M8.54N/AEx-DividendOBDCBlue Owl Capital3.6323 of 5 stars$13.22-0.2%$15.42+16.7%-14.5%$6.77B$1.60B8.75N/APositive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.5804 of 5 stars$22.80flat$23.28+2.1%+8.9%$2.15B$482.53M11.34N/ANews CoverageAnalyst Forecast 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 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis soon could be the most precious company in AmericaCurrently, a brand-new, all-American factory outside San Antonio is becoming the most significant site in the ...True Market Insiders | SponsoredStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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