Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Competitors $13.40 +0.11 (+0.83%) Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.54 +0.14 (+1.07%) As of 08/8/2025 05:45 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 OCSL vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, PNNT, SLRC, FSK, GSBD, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying Oaktree Specialty Lending stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Oaktree Specialty Lending include Ares Capital (ARCC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), SLR Investment (SLRC), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Oaktree Specialty Lending vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PennantPark Investment SLR Investment FS KKR Capital Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, OCSL or ARCC? Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is OCSL or ARCC a better dividend stock? Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 285.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Does the media prefer OCSL or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Oaktree Specialty Lending. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Capital and 14 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's score of 0.33 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oaktree Specialty Lending 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ares Capital 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OCSL or ARCC? 36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held 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. Do analysts recommend OCSL or ARCC? Oaktree Specialty Lending currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.94%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 1.32%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Oaktree Specialty Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OCSL or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Oaktree Specialty Lending. Ares Capital 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 RatioOaktree Specialty Lending$381.67M3.09$57.90M$0.5623.93Ares Capital$2.99B5.32$1.52B$2.0511.00 Is OCSL or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 13.84%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity of 10.94% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oaktree Specialty Lending13.84% 10.94% 5.23% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% SummaryAres Capital beats Oaktree Specialty Lending on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Oaktree Specialty Lending News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OCSL 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 OCSL 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 OCSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOaktree Specialty LendingFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$7.57B$12.22B$9.71BDividend Yield11.94%4.87%5.63%4.12%P/E Ratio23.9318.6919.3224.70Price / Sales3.096.4126.28100.90Price / Cash5.9820.9018.2328.01Price / Book0.742.672.225.76Net Income$57.90M$311.03M$1.00B$267.05M7 Day Performance-0.81%0.12%0.34%3.13%1 Month Performance-7.01%4.25%-0.02%1.27%1 Year Performance-16.77%34.06%543.78%22.83% Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.1805 of 5 stars$13.40+0.8%$15.00+11.9%-16.8%$1.18B$381.67M23.93N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementARCCAres Capital2.824 of 5 stars$22.40+0.0%$22.86+2.0%+10.0%$15.79B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0097 of 5 stars$12.35flat$13.50+9.3%-4.0%$1.15B$301.78M7.44N/ANews CoverageNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.83 of 5 stars$10.33-0.9%$10.67+3.3%-15.1%$1.12B$371.67M7.78N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.4055 of 5 stars$10.44+0.3%$10.96+5.0%-2.9%$1.04B$84.09M7.45658Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment1.1203 of 5 stars$7.18+0.5%$5.88-18.1%+5.0%$468.50M$56.93M27.60N/ASLRCSLR Investment1.256 of 5 stars$15.78-0.7%$15.96+1.2%+8.1%$0.00$232.43M9.80N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionFSKFS KKR Capital1.3921 of 5 stars$20.06-2.2%$19.50-2.8%-6.5%$0.00$1.72B10.56N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.5975 of 5 stars$11.11+0.6%$12.00+8.0%-17.8%$1.29B$434.37M24.69N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMAINMain Street Capital1.0609 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+35.1%$5.70B$541.03M10.9090Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementEx-DividendTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6184 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+16.5%$2.25B$482.53M11.84N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCC Alternatives MFIC Alternatives NMFC Alternatives PFLT Alternatives PNNT Alternatives SLRC Alternatives FSK Alternatives GSBD 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:OCSL) was last updated on 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. Now, this same guy says a new comp...The Oxford Club | SponsoredCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. Economist ...Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. Most inves...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. In short: I believe we are...Timothy Sykes | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Oaktree Specialty Lending With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
MarketBeat All Access Sale