Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX) Competitors

Adams Diversified Equity Fund (NYSE:ADX) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to ADX or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Adams Diversified Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 2 mentions for Adams Diversified Equity Fund. Adams Diversified Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 1.16 indicating that Adams Diversified Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ADX or OBDC a better dividend stock?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, ADX or OBDC?

Adams Diversified Equity Fund has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ADX or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $15.42, indicating a potential upside of 21.70%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ADX or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Adams Diversified Equity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.05	$741.06M	$1.51	8.39

Is ADX or OBDC more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 38.29% compared to Adams Diversified Equity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.24% beat Adams Diversified Equity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams Diversified Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	38.29%	11.24%	4.82%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADX or OBDC?

28.4% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Adams Diversified Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Adams Diversified Equity Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.