Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Competitors

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Is OCSL or CNS more profitable?

Cohen & Steers has a net margin of 29.68% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 2.55%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 30.46% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oaktree Specialty Lending	2.55%	11.77%	5.48%
Cohen & Steers	29.68%	30.46%	19.37%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OCSL or CNS?

36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer OCSL or CNS?

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers had 11 more articles in the media than Oaktree Specialty Lending. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cohen & Steers and 6 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.41 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oaktree Specialty Lending	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cohen & Steers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is OCSL or CNS a better dividend stock?

Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Cohen & Steers pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Do analysts prefer OCSL or CNS?

Oaktree Specialty Lending presently has a consensus target price of $15.83, suggesting a potential upside of 15.61%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus target price of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.36%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than Cohen & Steers.

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)	2.00
Cohen & Steers	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OCSL or CNS?

Cohen & Steers has higher revenue and earnings than Oaktree Specialty Lending. Cohen & Steers 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oaktree Specialty Lending	$381.67M	3.16	$57.90M	$0.13	105.35
Cohen & Steers	$517.42M	7.63	$151.26M	$3.06	25.30

Which has more risk & volatility, OCSL or CNS?

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Oaktree Specialty Lending on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.