Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) Competitors

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 dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and community ranking.

Is ARCC or GBDC more profitable?

Ares Capital has a net margin of 50.90% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 39.63%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.54% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Capital	50.90%	11.54%	5.50%
Golub Capital BDC	39.63%	11.18%	5.11%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor ARCC or GBDC?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Golub Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ares Capital and 10 mentions for Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.30 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golub Capital BDC	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARCC or GBDC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ares Capital	$1.49B	10.02	$1.52B	$2.05	10.53
Golub Capital BDC	$300.65M	13.22	$273.79M	$1.13	13.20

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 8.9%. Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. 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 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARCC or GBDC?

Ares Capital received 115 more outperform votes than Golub Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.69% of users gave Ares Capital an outperform vote while only 55.15% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Capital	Outperform Votes 420 62.69%	Underperform Votes 250 37.31%
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 305 55.15%	Underperform Votes 248 44.85%

Do analysts prefer ARCC or GBDC?

Ares Capital presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.88%. Golub Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.92%. Given Golub Capital BDC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more risk & volatility, ARCC or GBDC?

Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ares Capital beats Golub Capital BDC on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.