SLR Investment (SLRC) Competitors $16.70 +0.15 (+0.88%) As of 03:56 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, GSBD, 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), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), 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 Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is SLRC or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to SLR Investment's net margin of 39.93%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 10.48% beat SLR Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLR Investment39.93% 9.26% 3.70% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLRC or ARCC? 35.3% of SLR Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of SLR Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLRC or ARCC? 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 RatioSLR Investment$232.43MN/A$95.76M$1.6210.31Ares Capital$1.50B10.51$1.52B$2.0510.92 Does the media refer more to SLRC or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 14 more articles in the media than SLR Investment. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ares Capital and 0 mentions for SLR Investment. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat SLR Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment SLR Investment Neutral Ares Capital Positive Do analysts recommend SLRC or ARCC? SLR Investment currently has a consensus price target of $16.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.67%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.11%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than SLR Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLR Investment 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Is SLRC or ARCC a better dividend stock? SLR Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. SLR Investment pays out 101.2% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, SLRC or ARCC? SLR Investment has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAres Capital beats SLR Investment on 13 of the 18 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$1.60B$12.51B$9.89BDividend Yield9.87%11.15%5.42%4.49%P/E Ratio10.3011.79230.4926.58Price / SalesN/A46.3631.57162.32Price / Cash9.4111.2519.0628.92Price / Book0.920.962.336.52Net Income$95.76M$152.42M$1.01B$266.21M7 Day Performance1.00%-0.10%-0.08%-0.96%1 Month Performance5.80%0.95%3.51%3.61%1 Year Performance5.33%-3.64%543.09%24.03% SLR Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLRCSLR Investment0.8776 of 5 stars$16.70+0.9%$16.25-2.7%+4.8%$0.00$232.43M10.30N/AARCCAres Capital2.0541 of 5 stars$22.40+0.7%$22.86+2.0%+6.3%$15.80B$2.99B10.932,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.2673 of 5 stars$13.99+1.3%$15.10+7.9%-19.1%$712.89M$232.59M11.66N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↓MFICMidCap Financial Investment1.992 of 5 stars$13.22+0.1%$13.30+0.6%-6.6%$1.23B$301.78M12.24N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.8674 of 5 stars$10.66+1.1%$10.75+0.8%-14.4%$1.13B$371.67M14.03N/APositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.5736 of 5 stars$14.00+0.5%$15.00+7.1%-18.5%$1.23B$381.67M25.00N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.0966 of 5 stars$10.26+0.7%$10.88+6.0%-10.0%$1.02B$89.89M7.33658News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.1738 of 5 stars$15.81+1.0%$16.50+4.4%-9.1%$1.03B$292.65M9.521,000News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2398 of 5 stars$11.45+0.2%$10.00-12.6%-19.9%$1.31B$434.37M9.08N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.7875 of 5 stars$66.24+0.6%$61.20-7.6%+32.4%$5.93B$541.03M10.9190Positive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.129 of 5 stars$24.51+0.9%$23.28-5.0%+16.0%$2.30B$482.53M12.19N/ANews Coverage 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 Goldman Sachs BDC 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk Warns. 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