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Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Competitors

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$15.05 -0.05 (-0.33%)
Closing price 07/29/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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GBDC vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, FSK, MAIN, and TSLX

Should 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), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Golub Capital BDC vs. Its Competitors

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Golub Capital BDC. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Golub Capital BDC$300.65M13.33$273.79M$1.1313.32
Ares Capital$2.99B5.23$1.52B$2.0511.00

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 29 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Ares Capital and 7 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.97 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ares Capital
21 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 35.50%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.05% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Golub Capital BDC35.50% 10.59% 4.86%
Ares Capital 43.50%11.05%5.25%

Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.99%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.18%. Given Golub Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Golub Capital BDC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Ares Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. 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. 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 has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ares Capital beats Golub Capital BDC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GBDC vs. The Competition

MetricGolub Capital BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.02B$1.45B$12.18B$9.55B
Dividend Yield10.16%10.88%5.56%4.04%
P/E Ratio13.3217.3318.9819.95
Price / Sales13.3362.2226.1367.71
Price / Cash10.1011.5021.5758.75
Price / Book0.990.952.175.77
Net Income$273.79M$144.88M$999.65M$259.28M
7 Day Performance-2.78%-2.10%-1.15%-2.40%
1 Month Performance2.73%2.97%2.46%9.41%
1 Year Performance-2.59%-6.15%539.20%16.67%

Golub Capital BDC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
3.0508 of 5 stars
$15.05
-0.3%
$15.50
+3.0%
-2.5%$4.02B$300.65M13.32N/APositive News
Upcoming Earnings
ARCC
Ares Capital
1.9253 of 5 stars
$22.82
-1.7%
$22.21
-2.7%
+7.9%$16.11B$2.99B11.132,550Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
MFIC
MidCap Financial Investment
2.0093 of 5 stars
$13.11
-1.1%
$14.00
+6.8%
-11.8%$1.24B$301.78M7.98N/A
NMFC
New Mountain Finance
1.7903 of 5 stars
$10.58
-1.1%
$10.67
+0.8%
-14.8%$1.15B$371.67M7.99N/AUpcoming Earnings
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
1.3101 of 5 stars
$14.09
-1.2%
$15.83
+12.4%
-23.5%$1.26B$381.67M6.82N/APositive News
Upcoming Earnings
PFLT
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital
3.4291 of 5 stars
$10.60
-1.3%
$10.96
+3.4%
-6.2%$1.05B$84.09M7.57658
SLRC
SLR Investment
2.1291 of 5 stars
$16.35
-0.7%
$15.96
-2.4%
+2.7%$0.00$232.43M9.41N/AUpcoming Earnings
BCSF
Bain Capital Specialty Finance
1.7544 of 5 stars
$15.17
-2.3%
$16.50
+8.8%
-9.9%$1.01B$292.65M7.541,000Upcoming Earnings
FSK
FS KKR Capital
1.5471 of 5 stars
$22.03
-1.5%
$19.50
-11.5%
+6.9%$0.00$1.72B7.99N/AUpcoming Earnings
MAIN
Main Street Capital
1.5181 of 5 stars
$64.16
-0.4%
$53.60
-16.5%
+26.5%$5.73B$541.03M15.9490Positive News
TSLX
Sixth Street Specialty Lending
2.5041 of 5 stars
$24.28
-2.1%
$22.81
-6.0%
+13.9%$2.33B$482.53M12.84N/APositive News

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This page (NASDAQ:GBDC) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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