Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors

Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is GBDC or VRTS a better dividend stock?

Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 138.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 53.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GBDC or VRTS?

Virtus Investment Partners received 27 more outperform votes than Golub Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.15% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote while only 52.87% of users gave Virtus Investment Partners an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 305 55.15%	Underperform Votes 248 44.85%
Virtus Investment Partners	Outperform Votes 332 52.87%	Underperform Votes 296 47.13%

Which has better valuation and earnings, GBDC or VRTS?

Golub Capital BDC has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, 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
Golub Capital BDC	$724.68M	5.24	$273.79M	$1.13	12.61
Virtus Investment Partners	$898.60M	1.35	$121.75M	$16.85	10.43

Is GBDC or VRTS more profitable?

Golub Capital BDC has a net margin of 35.50% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 21.56% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golub Capital BDC	35.50%	10.59%	4.86%
Virtus Investment Partners	13.42%	21.56%	5.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, GBDC or VRTS?

Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GBDC or VRTS?

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 4 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 0 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 0.64 indicating that Virtus Investment Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Golub Capital BDC	Positive
Virtus Investment Partners	Very Positive

Do analysts rate GBDC or VRTS?

Golub Capital BDC presently has a consensus target price of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $167.75, suggesting a potential downside of 4.55%. Given Golub Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Golub Capital BDC is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Virtus Investment Partners	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GBDC or VRTS?

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Golub Capital BDC and Virtus Investment Partners tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.