RWAY vs. GSBD, TRIN, KBDC, NMFC, BBDC, BCSF, AMAL, FDUS, NCDL, and CGBD
Should you be buying Runway Growth Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Runway Growth Finance include Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Trinity Capital (TRIN), Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), and Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry.
Runway Growth Finance vs. Its Competitors
Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Runway Growth Finance (NASDAQ:RWAY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Runway Growth Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Runway Growth Finance pays out 69.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Runway Growth Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.6% of Runway Growth Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Runway Growth Finance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 1 more articles in the media than Runway Growth Finance. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 2 mentions for Runway Growth Finance. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Runway Growth Finance's score of 0.69 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Runway Growth Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Goldman Sachs BDC. Runway Growth Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goldman Sachs BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.68%. Runway Growth Finance has a consensus target price of $11.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Given Runway Growth Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Runway Growth Finance is more favorable than Goldman Sachs BDC.
Runway Growth Finance has a net margin of 51.03% compared to Goldman Sachs BDC's net margin of 36.17%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat Runway Growth Finance's return on equity.
Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Runway Growth Finance has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Runway Growth Finance beats Goldman Sachs BDC on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:RWAY) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff