Blackrock Tcp Capital (TCPC) Competitors

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Blackrock Tcp Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ARCC or TCPC?

27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Blackrock Tcp Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, ARCC or TCPC?

Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackrock Tcp Capital has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ARCC or TCPC?

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Blackrock Tcp Capital. Blackrock Tcp Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, 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
Ares Capital	$2.99B	4.60	$1.52B	$2.05	9.51
Blackrock Tcp Capital	$259.44M	1.87	-$63.14M	-$0.17	-33.47

Do analysts recommend ARCC or TCPC?

Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.81, suggesting a potential upside of 17.05%. Blackrock Tcp Capital has a consensus price target of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.63%. Given Blackrock Tcp Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blackrock Tcp Capital is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Blackrock Tcp Capital	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33

Is ARCC or TCPC a better dividend stock?

Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Blackrock Tcp Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.6%. 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. Blackrock Tcp Capital pays out -588.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Blackrock Tcp Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is ARCC or TCPC more profitable?

Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Blackrock Tcp Capital's net margin of -4.98%. Blackrock Tcp Capital's return on equity of 15.12% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Capital	44.94%	10.48%	5.00%
Blackrock Tcp Capital	-4.98%	15.12%	6.14%

Does the media prefer ARCC or TCPC?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 21 more articles in the media than Blackrock Tcp Capital. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Ares Capital and 5 mentions for Blackrock Tcp Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Blackrock Tcp Capital's score of 0.83 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	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blackrock Tcp Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ares Capital beats Blackrock Tcp Capital on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.