Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL) Competitors

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Diamond Hill Investment Group (NASDAQ:DHIL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to OCSL or DHIL?

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 4 more articles in the media than Diamond Hill Investment Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 2 mentions for Diamond Hill Investment Group. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Diamond Hill Investment Group's score of 0.89 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oaktree Specialty Lending	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Diamond Hill Investment Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OCSL or DHIL?

36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of Diamond Hill Investment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Diamond Hill Investment Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is OCSL or DHIL more profitable?

Diamond Hill Investment Group has a net margin of 33.88% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 14.75%. Diamond Hill Investment Group's return on equity of 20.00% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oaktree Specialty Lending	14.75%	12.07%	5.57%
Diamond Hill Investment Group	33.88%	20.00%	14.34%

Which has more risk and volatility, OCSL or DHIL?

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamond Hill Investment Group has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer OCSL or DHIL?

Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a consensus price target of $15.83, indicating a potential upside of 12.29%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Diamond Hill Investment Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oaktree Specialty Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Diamond Hill Investment Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is OCSL or DHIL a better dividend stock?

Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Diamond Hill Investment Group pays an annual dividend of $6.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 1,230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Diamond Hill Investment Group pays out 40.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OCSL or DHIL?

Oaktree Specialty Lending received 275 more outperform votes than Diamond Hill Investment Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.91% of users gave Diamond Hill Investment Group an outperform vote while only 59.02% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Oaktree Specialty Lending	Outperform Votes 484 59.02%	Underperform Votes 336 40.98%
Diamond Hill Investment Group	Outperform Votes 209 63.91%	Underperform Votes 118 36.09%

Which has better earnings & valuation, OCSL or DHIL?

Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Diamond Hill Investment Group. Diamond Hill Investment Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oaktree Specialty 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
Oaktree Specialty Lending	-$1.54M	-805.46	$57.90M	$0.13	108.46
Diamond Hill Investment Group	$152.98M	2.46	$42.23M	$14.78	9.34

Summary

Diamond Hill Investment Group beats Oaktree Specialty Lending on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.