Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk.

Does the media refer more to GLAD or CGBD?

In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 1 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.38 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Carlyle Secured Lending	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GLAD or CGBD a better dividend stock?

Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Gladstone Capital pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Capital has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Is GLAD or CGBD more profitable?

Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 93.42% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 32.72%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 10.49% beat Gladstone Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Capital	93.42%	9.85%	5.78%
Carlyle Secured Lending	32.72%	10.49%	4.88%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GLAD or CGBD?

Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Gladstone 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gladstone Capital	$96.62M	6.37	$94.72M	$3.94	7.00
Carlyle Secured Lending	$83.75M	8.47	$88.98M	$1.35	10.31

Do analysts recommend GLAD or CGBD?

Gladstone Capital currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 16.59%. Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Gladstone Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Carlyle Secured Lending	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.60

Which has more volatility and risk, GLAD or CGBD?

Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GLAD or CGBD?

10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gladstone Capital beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.