Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Competitors $13.54 -0.15 (-1.06%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.56 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 04:15 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 GBDC vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, MAIN, OBDC, and TSLXShould you be buying Golub Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Golub Capital BDC 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), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Golub Capital BDC vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance Main Street Capital Blue Owl Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate ARCC or GBDC? Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Golub Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.91%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Golub Capital BDC 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ARCC or GBDC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 42.81%. Golub Capital BDC's return on equity of 10.87% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% Golub Capital BDC 42.81%10.87%4.87% Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARCC or GBDC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$1.50B9.30$1.52B$2.059.66Golub Capital BDC$724.68M4.97$273.79M$1.429.52 Is ARCC or GBDC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. 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. Golub Capital BDC pays out 109.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more risk & volatility, ARCC or GBDC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ARCC or GBDC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 10 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.51 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Golub Capital BDC 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 hold more shares of ARCC or GBDC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAres Capital beats Golub Capital BDC on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Golub Capital BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GBDC 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GBDC 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 GBDC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGolub Capital BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.60B$1.42B$12.73B$10.54BDividend Yield11.28%12.38%5.51%4.67%P/E Ratio9.5210.4030.2126.88Price / Sales4.9741.9930.46184.34Price / Cash9.259.9519.7231.10Price / Book0.890.842.306.71Net Income$273.79M$152.42M$1.02B$276.44M7 Day Performance-1.21%-2.03%0.18%3.08%1 Month Performance-8.31%-11.27%0.58%10.20%1 Year Performance-10.90%-13.36%541.23%40.77% Golub Capital BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GBDCGolub Capital BDC2.4625 of 5 stars$13.55-1.1%$15.00+10.7%-9.8%$3.61B$724.68M9.54N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital3.1196 of 5 stars$20.44-0.1%$22.86+11.8%-4.4%$14.43B$2.99B9.972,550MFICMidCap Financial Investment3.0335 of 5 stars$11.96-0.7%$13.30+11.2%-12.5%$1.12B$301.78M11.07N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2051 of 5 stars$9.65-0.7%$10.60+9.8%-21.1%$1.03B$371.67M12.70N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2339 of 5 stars$13.06flat$15.00+14.9%-21.9%$1.15B$381.67M23.32N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital4.3691 of 5 stars$8.95-2.5%$10.88+21.6%-23.9%$887.51M$89.89M6.39658Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeSLRCSLR Investment2.8486 of 5 stars$15.27-1.1%$16.25+6.4%-1.9%$0.00$232.43M9.43N/AAnalyst ForecastBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2219 of 5 stars$14.21-1.2%$16.50+16.2%-16.9%$932.81M$292.65M8.561,000Positive NewsMAINMain Street Capital2.2183 of 5 stars$63.37-0.6%$61.20-3.4%+22.3%$5.70B$541.03M10.4490Trending NewsOBDCBlue Owl Capital3.7289 of 5 stars$13.22-0.2%$15.42+16.7%-15.3%$6.77B$1.60B8.75N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.7184 of 5 stars$22.80flat$23.28+2.1%+8.6%$2.15B$482.53M11.34N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors OCSL Competitors PFLT Competitors SLRC Competitors BCSF Competitors MAIN Competitors OBDC Competitors TSLX 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:GBDC) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | 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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