New Mountain Finance (NMFC) Competitors $10.42 -0.10 (-0.95%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.42 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 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 NMFC vs. ARCC, GBDC, MFIC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, TCPC, BCSF, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying New Mountain Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Mountain Finance include Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL (TCPC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. New Mountain Finance vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC MidCap Financial Investment Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL Bain Capital Specialty Finance Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Is ARCC or NMFC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. 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. New Mountain Finance pays out 128.0% 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 media refer more to ARCC or NMFC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 48 more articles in the media than New Mountain Finance. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.88 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 25 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive New Mountain Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in ARCC or NMFC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of New Mountain Finance 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARCC or NMFC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance 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$2.99B5.28$1.52B$2.0510.92New Mountain Finance$371.67M3.02$113.44M$1.0010.42 Do analysts prefer ARCC or NMFC? Ares Capital presently has a consensus target price of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.09%. New Mountain Finance has a consensus target price of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 2.37%. Given New Mountain Finance's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78New Mountain Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is ARCC or NMFC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to New Mountain Finance's net margin of 29.84%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 10.57% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% New Mountain Finance 29.84%10.57%4.35% Which has more risk & volatility, ARCC or NMFC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAres Capital beats New Mountain Finance on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get New Mountain Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NMFC 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 NMFC 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 NMFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNew Mountain FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.13B$1.44B$12.04B$9.53BDividend Yield12.17%11.08%5.63%4.09%P/E Ratio10.4217.2519.7823.83Price / Sales3.0259.0825.9466.13Price / Cash8.2411.3221.3357.96Price / Book0.830.932.095.54Net Income$113.44M$144.88M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-1.61%-3.28%-2.46%-4.67%1 Month Performance-1.88%-0.30%-0.85%4.38%1 Year Performance-14.59%-4.55%537.09%17.90% New Mountain Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NMFCNew Mountain Finance1.7595 of 5 stars$10.42-1.0%$10.67+2.4%-15.8%$1.13B$371.67M10.42N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsARCCAres Capital2.7639 of 5 stars$22.70-1.8%$22.21-2.1%+7.5%$16.04B$1.49B11.072,550Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGBDCGolub Capital BDC3.0177 of 5 stars$15.10-1.7%$15.50+2.6%-2.8%$4.09B$724.68M13.36N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.1993 of 5 stars$12.91-0.9%$13.50+4.6%-10.6%$1.22B$301.78M10.41N/APositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2004 of 5 stars$14.17-2.0%$15.83+11.7%-21.6%$1.27B-$1.54M109.00N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0538 of 5 stars$10.54-1.6%$10.96+4.0%-7.1%$1.05B$84.09M7.53658SLRCSLR Investment1.26 of 5 stars$16.24-0.8%$15.96-1.7%+2.3%$0.00$232.43M10.09N/APositive NewsUpcoming EarningsTCPCBLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL1.3071 of 5 stars$7.34-2.3%$7.00-4.6%-32.6%$638.63M$259.44M-12.6521,100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.0703 of 5 stars$15.13-1.0%$16.50+9.1%-12.1%$991.19M$292.65M8.701,000Upcoming EarningsMAINMain Street Capital1.2625 of 5 stars$65.10-1.1%$53.60-17.7%+24.8%$5.86B$541.03M11.0590Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6608 of 5 stars$24.00-1.8%$22.81-4.9%+14.7%$2.30B$482.53M12.70N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Alternatives GBDC Alternatives MFIC Alternatives OCSL Alternatives PFLT Alternatives SLRC Alternatives TCPC Alternatives BCSF Alternatives MAIN Alternatives TSLX 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:NMFC) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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