CSWC vs. GBDC, PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, and PNNT
Should you be buying Capital Southwest stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capital Southwest include Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), and PennantPark Investment (PNNT). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
Capital Southwest vs.
Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking and profitability.
Golub Capital BDC has a net margin of 39.63% compared to Capital Southwest's net margin of 33.49%. Capital Southwest's return on equity of 15.18% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.
Golub Capital BDC received 64 more outperform votes than Capital Southwest when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.40% of users gave Capital Southwest an outperform vote while only 55.15% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote.
Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Capital Southwest pays an annual dividend of $2.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 138.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capital Southwest pays out 156.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Capital Southwest has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Capital Southwest is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 2 more articles in the media than Capital Southwest. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 6 mentions for Capital Southwest. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Capital Southwest's score of 0.53 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.
42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Southwest. Golub Capital BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Southwest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Southwest has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.10%. Capital Southwest has a consensus target price of $22.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.09%. Given Capital Southwest's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Capital Southwest is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.
Summary
Golub Capital BDC beats Capital Southwest on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CSWC) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff