Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors $14.18 +0.06 (+0.42%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.18 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/11/2025 04:30 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. GLAD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, GSBD, STWD, and TSLXShould you be buying Carlyle Secured Lending stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Carlyle Secured Lending include Gladstone Capital (GLAD), 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), Starwood Property Trust (STWD), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Carlyle Secured Lending vs. Its Competitors Gladstone Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance Goldman Sachs BDC Starwood Property Trust Sixth Street Specialty Lending Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, GLAD or CGBD? Gladstone Capital has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 Capital93.42% 9.85% 5.78% Carlyle Secured Lending 32.72%10.49%4.88% Does the media favor GLAD or CGBD? In the previous week, Gladstone Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Gladstone Capital and 3 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Gladstone Capital's score of 0.72 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GLAD or CGBD? 10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending 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. 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 6.9%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do analysts rate GLAD or CGBD? Gladstone Capital presently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.35%. Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $14.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.02%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.00Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60 Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGladstone Capital$96.62M6.59$94.72M$3.947.24Carlyle Secured Lending$83.75M8.63$88.98M$1.3510.50 SummaryGladstone 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CGBD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$722.57M$1.51B$12.08B$9.11BDividend Yield11.33%10.86%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio10.5017.4419.2020.26Price / Sales8.6355.7725.66166.10Price / Cash7.4811.5921.4557.67Price / Book0.840.962.285.49Net Income$88.98M$144.88M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance1.83%1.74%-0.20%4.79%1 Month Performance2.01%3.73%3.93%9.59%1 Year Performance-22.13%-6.31%539.45%16.41% Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.3707 of 5 stars$14.18+0.4%$14.75+4.0%-22.1%$722.57M$83.75M10.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGLADGladstone Capital1.5782 of 5 stars$27.77+0.7%$23.00-17.2%+16.0%$620.10M$96.62M7.0570News CoverageDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.4024 of 5 stars$12.69-0.2%$14.00+10.3%-15.8%$1.18B$301.78M10.23N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.1001 of 5 stars$10.57-1.2%$10.67+0.9%-13.1%$1.14B$371.67M10.57N/APositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.3628 of 5 stars$13.85-1.6%$15.83+14.3%-22.3%$1.22B$381.67M106.54N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.3426 of 5 stars$10.47-0.8%$10.92+4.3%-9.8%$1.04B$84.09M7.48658Negative NewsSLRCSLR Investment2.7559 of 5 stars$16.20-1.0%$15.96-1.5%+1.4%$0.00$232.43M10.06N/ABCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.8338 of 5 stars$15.02-1.5%$16.50+9.9%-6.7%$974.35M$292.65M8.631,000High Trading VolumeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC0.8765 of 5 stars$11.53-0.1%$12.00+4.1%-23.8%$1.35B$434.37M25.62N/ANews CoverageSTWDStarwood Property Trust3.19 of 5 stars$20.61-0.6%$21.83+5.9%+5.5%$7.00B$1.95B21.69290News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.4644 of 5 stars$23.94-1.8%$22.81-4.7%+11.4%$2.25B$482.53M12.67N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone 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 Starwood Property Trust 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 7/13/2025 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 | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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