SLR Investment (SLRC) Competitors $16.36 -0.19 (-1.15%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.36 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 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 SLRC vs. ARCC, CGBD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, BCSF, FSK, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying SLR Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLR Investment include Ares Capital (ARCC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SLR Investment vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Carlyle Secured Lending MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability. Is ARCC or SLRC a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. SLR Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. 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. SLR Investment pays out 101.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARCC or SLRC? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of SLR Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of SLR Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ARCC or SLRC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to SLR Investment's net margin of 38.60%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 11.05% beat SLR Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital43.50% 11.05% 5.25% SLR Investment 38.60%9.53%3.84% Does the media favor ARCC or SLRC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 17 more articles in the media than SLR Investment. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for SLR Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat SLR Investment's score of 0.94 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SLR Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ARCC or SLRC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than SLR Investment. SLR Investment 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$2.99B5.35$1.52B$2.0511.23SLR Investment$232.43MN/A$95.76M$1.6110.16 Do analysts prefer ARCC or SLRC? Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.21, suggesting a potential downside of 3.54%. SLR Investment has a consensus price target of $15.96, suggesting a potential downside of 2.42%. Given SLR Investment's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SLR Investment is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78SLR Investment 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29 Which has more volatility & risk, ARCC or SLRC? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SLR Investment has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAres Capital beats SLR Investment on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SLR Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLRC 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 SLRC 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 SLRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLR InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket CapN/A$1.53B$12.32B$9.48BDividend Yield9.91%10.74%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio10.1617.5119.0619.95Price / SalesN/A61.6126.03102.72Price / Cash9.3711.7221.8458.97Price / Book0.900.962.275.90Net Income$95.76M$144.88M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-1.62%-1.22%0.79%1.94%1 Month Performance1.55%4.72%3.81%12.02%1 Year Performance3.28%-4.51%541.45%20.81% SLR Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLRCSLR Investment2.1215 of 5 stars$16.36-1.1%$15.96-2.4%+3.5%$0.00$232.43M10.16N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.3108 of 5 stars$22.86+0.1%$22.00-3.8%+10.5%$15.87B$2.99B11.152,550Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.6472 of 5 stars$14.10-0.6%$14.75+4.6%-22.8%$718.54M$232.59M10.44N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.1565 of 5 stars$13.19+0.2%$14.00+6.1%-14.5%$1.23B$113.46M10.64N/ANews CoverageAnalyst DowngradeNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.9039 of 5 stars$10.72-0.6%$10.67-0.5%-13.3%$1.16B$371.67M10.72N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8968 of 5 stars$14.48+0.5%$15.83+9.3%-19.8%$1.28B$381.67M111.38N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.2801 of 5 stars$10.83+0.8%$10.92+0.8%-5.7%$1.07B$84.09M7.73658BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.2251 of 5 stars$15.58+0.6%$16.50+5.9%-6.1%$1.01B$292.65M8.961,000Positive NewsFSKFS KKR Capital1.3101 of 5 stars$21.82+0.2%$19.50-10.6%+9.7%$0.00$1.72B11.48N/APositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.571 of 5 stars$63.56+0.9%$52.80-16.9%+28.5%$5.66B$607.66M10.7990TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.5781 of 5 stars$24.37+0.2%$22.81-6.4%+15.2%$2.29B$482.53M12.89N/APositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors FS KKR Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors 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:SLRC) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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