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$7.68 -0.16 (-2.04%)
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HRZN vs. OCSL, CSWC, FDUS, GLAD, TCPC, GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, and MFIN

Should you be buying Horizon Technology Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Technology Finance include Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), and Medallion Financial (MFIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

Horizon Technology Finance vs. Its Competitors

Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) and Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 1 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 5 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 0.34 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Horizon Technology Finance
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Oaktree Specialty Lending
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Oaktree Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Technology Finance. Horizon Technology Finance 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance-$28.37M-10.92-$5.63M-$0.91-8.44
Oaktree Specialty Lending$381.67M3.13$57.90M$0.13104.31

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 2.55% compared to Horizon Technology Finance's net margin of -36.34%. Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity of 13.98% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Horizon Technology Finance-36.34% 13.98% 5.75%
Oaktree Specialty Lending 2.55%11.77%5.48%

Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.2%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -145.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Horizon Technology Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

4.9% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Horizon Technology Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Horizon Technology Finance presently has a consensus target price of $8.40, suggesting a potential upside of 9.38%. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a consensus target price of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Horizon Technology Finance.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Horizon Technology Finance
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80
Oaktree Specialty Lending
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Oaktree Specialty Lending beats Horizon Technology Finance on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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HRZN vs. The Competition

MetricHorizon Technology FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$309.93M$1.44B$12.04B$9.54B
Dividend Yield16.36%11.08%5.62%4.09%
P/E Ratio-8.4417.2519.7623.83
Price / Sales-10.9259.0825.9366.14
Price / Cash6.3111.3221.3357.96
Price / Book0.910.932.095.54
Net Income-$5.63M$144.88M$1.00B$259.28M
7 Day Performance-7.25%-3.28%-2.46%-4.67%
1 Month Performance4.21%-0.30%-0.85%4.37%
1 Year Performance-31.55%-4.55%537.08%17.91%

Horizon Technology Finance Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HRZN
Horizon Technology Finance
0.8358 of 5 stars
$7.68
-2.0%
$8.40
+9.4%
-33.9%$309.93M-$28.37M-8.44N/AUpcoming Earnings
OCSL
Oaktree Specialty Lending
2.2025 of 5 stars
$14.17
-2.0%
$15.83
+11.7%
-21.6%$1.25B$381.67M109.00N/APositive News
Upcoming Earnings
CSWC
Capital Southwest
2.3614 of 5 stars
$23.02
-1.3%
$24.00
+4.3%
-12.3%$1.24B$204.44M15.5520Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FDUS
Fidus Investment
1.7438 of 5 stars
$20.98
-2.0%
$21.00
+0.1%
+6.3%$728.64M$146.15M8.97N/ANews Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
GLAD
Gladstone Capital
0.7648 of 5 stars
$28.18
-1.7%
$23.00
-18.4%
+14.9%$629.26M$96.62M7.1570News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
TCPC
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL
1.3071 of 5 stars
$7.34
-2.3%
$7.00
-4.6%
-32.6%$624.19M$259.44M-12.6521,100News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
GAIN
Gladstone Investment
1.0419 of 5 stars
$13.90
-0.9%
$13.50
-2.9%
-0.6%$512.08M$93.66M7.8170Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PNNT
PennantPark Investment
1.4571 of 5 stars
$7.31
-1.8%
$5.88
-19.6%
-0.3%$476.99M$56.93M28.10N/APositive News
SCM
Stellus Capital Investment
1.6301 of 5 stars
$14.40
-3.1%
$13.00
-9.7%
-0.3%$409.19M$41.94M10.00599News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
DHIL
Diamond Hill Investment Group
3.4257 of 5 stars
$148.43
-0.4%
N/A-15.3%$404.92M$152.98M10.04130News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
MFIN
Medallion Financial
3.8195 of 5 stars
$10.12
+5.2%
N/A+27.2%$235.19M$302.03M6.33140News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume

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