Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) Competitors $7.44 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09:37 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HRZN vs. OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying Horizon Technology Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Technology Finance include Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Horizon Technology Finance vs. Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ:HRZN) and Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, HRZN or OCSL? Horizon Technology Finance has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HRZN or OCSL? 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 RatioHorizon Technology Finance$1.69M177.87-$17.18M-$0.12-62.00Oaktree Specialty Lending$48.88M24.23$57.90M$0.6721.49 Is HRZN or OCSL more profitable? Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 14.75% compared to Horizon Technology Finance's net margin of -3.69%. Horizon Technology Finance's return on equity of 15.78% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Horizon Technology Finance-3.69% 15.78% 6.58% Oaktree Specialty Lending 14.75%12.07%5.57% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HRZN or OCSL? 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor HRZN or OCSL? Oaktree Specialty Lending received 199 more outperform votes than Horizon Technology Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.17% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote while only 53.67% of users gave Horizon Technology Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHorizon Technology FinanceOutperform Votes28553.67% Underperform Votes24646.33% Oaktree Specialty LendingOutperform Votes48459.17% Underperform Votes33440.83% Is HRZN or OCSL a better dividend stock? Horizon Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.7%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Horizon Technology Finance pays out -1,100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 238.8% 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. Do analysts prefer HRZN or OCSL? Horizon Technology Finance currently has a consensus price target of $8.85, indicating a potential upside of 18.95%. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Horizon Technology Finance's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Horizon Technology Finance is more favorable than Oaktree Specialty Lending.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Horizon Technology Finance 3 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60Oaktree Specialty Lending 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Does the media prefer HRZN or OCSL? In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 2 more articles in the media than Horizon Technology Finance. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 10 mentions for Horizon Technology Finance. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Horizon Technology Finance's score of 0.09 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Oaktree Specialty Lending 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryOaktree Specialty Lending beats Horizon Technology Finance on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Horizon Technology Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HRZN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 HRZN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHorizon Technology FinanceInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$300.07M$6.67B$11.11B$7.83BDividend Yield15.23%6.92%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio-62.003.5321.9918.48Price / Sales177.8721.5526.08103.91Price / Cash5.177.5117.6034.62Price / Book0.770.872.654.25Net Income-$17.18M$66.51M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance-12.26%1.95%1.35%3.29%1 Month Performance-21.02%-2.07%-0.66%2.42%1 Year Performance-35.02%5.56%536.11%5.54% Horizon Technology Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HRZNHorizon Technology Finance1.3396 of 5 stars$7.44flat$8.85+19.0%-35.0%$296.84M$1.69M-61.33N/AEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.0276 of 5 stars$14.08-1.9%$16.42+16.6%-24.8%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.2103 of 5 stars$142.95-4.0%$179.00+25.2%-29.8%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeCSWCCapital Southwest3.0761 of 5 stars$19.36-1.6%$22.50+16.2%-21.1%$979.27M$98.09M13.7320Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsSLRCSLR Investment1.7037 of 5 stars$15.11-2.5%$15.85+4.9%+1.2%$824.40M$104.99M8.54N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageFDUSFidus Investment1.3817 of 5 stars$18.15-2.2%$20.00+10.2%-7.2%$630.39M$91.39M6.48N/AUpcoming EarningsTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital2.0857 of 5 stars$6.68-1.6%$8.33+24.8%-32.1%$568.31M$-45,395,366.00-13.3619,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGLADGladstone Capital2.0364 of 5 stars$23.95-3.2%$23.00-4.0%+16.5%$534.80M$105.41M5.8670Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGAINGladstone Investment0.8681 of 5 stars$13.55-1.9%$13.75+1.5%-3.8%$499.14M$66.70M7.0670Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.7271 of 5 stars$6.08-3.8%$6.00-1.3%-8.4%$397M$64.78M23.39N/ADHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.1936 of 5 stars$125.49-2.8%N/A-15.6%$349.74M$151.10M7.11130Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OCSL Alternatives VRTS Alternatives CSWC Alternatives SLRC Alternatives FDUS Alternatives TCPC Alternatives GLAD Alternatives GAIN Alternatives PNNT Alternatives DHIL Alternatives 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:HRZN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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