Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BBDC or ARCC?

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Barings Bdc. Barings Bdc 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 Barings Bdc $101.66M 8.48 $101.92M $0.85 9.69 Ares Capital $1.17B 11.47 $1.30B $1.35 13.90

Does the media favor BBDC or ARCC?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 45 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ares Capital and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Bdc 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Ares Capital 16 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to BBDC or MFIC?

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Bdc 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative MidCap Financial Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Does the media refer more to BBDC or NMFC?

In the previous week, New Mountain Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for New Mountain Finance and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Bdc 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative New Mountain Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Does the media refer more to OCSL or BBDC?

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 3 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Oaktree Specialty Lending 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barings Bdc 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative

Does the media favor BBDC or SLRC?

In the previous week, SLR Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SLR Investment and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. SLR Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that SLR Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Barings Bdc 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative SLR Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

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BBDC vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, and SLRC

Should you buy Barings Bdc stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Barings Bdc with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Barings Bdc include Ares Capital (ARCC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), and SLR Investment (SLRC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Barings Bdc compare to Ares Capital?

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barings Bdc 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 45 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Ares Capital and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Bdc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Ares Capital	16 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the broader market.

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Barings Bdc. Barings Bdc 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
Barings Bdc	$101.66M	8.48	$101.92M	$0.85	9.69
Ares Capital	$1.17B	11.47	$1.30B	$1.35	13.90

Barings Bdc presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $20.40, suggesting a potential upside of 8.74%. Given Barings Bdc's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 32.45% compared to Ares Capital's net margin of 30.91%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.08% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Bdc	32.45%	10.08%	4.33%
Ares Capital	30.91%	9.74%	4.49%

Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Barings Bdc pays out 122.4% 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 142.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ares Capital beats Barings Bdc on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Bdc compare to MidCap Financial Investment?

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and MidCap Financial Investment (NASDAQ:MFIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Barings Bdc presently has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. MidCap Financial Investment has a consensus target price of $11.46, suggesting a potential upside of 19.92%. Given MidCap Financial Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MidCap Financial Investment is more favorable than Barings Bdc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
MidCap Financial Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.22

In the previous week, MidCap Financial Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for MidCap Financial Investment and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. MidCap Financial Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that MidCap Financial Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Bdc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
MidCap Financial Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of MidCap Financial Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Barings Bdc has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MidCap Financial Investment. Barings Bdc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MidCap Financial Investment, 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
Barings Bdc	$101.66M	8.48	$101.92M	$0.85	9.69
MidCap Financial Investment	$320.88M	2.45	$63.17M	$0.04	239.00

Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. MidCap Financial Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. Barings Bdc pays out 122.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MidCap Financial Investment pays out 3,100.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, MidCap Financial Investment has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the broader market.

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 32.45% compared to MidCap Financial Investment's net margin of 1.90%. MidCap Financial Investment's return on equity of 10.86% beat Barings Bdc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Bdc	32.45%	10.08%	4.33%
MidCap Financial Investment	1.90%	10.86%	4.31%

Summary

MidCap Financial Investment beats Barings Bdc on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Bdc compare to New Mountain Finance?

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and New Mountain Finance (NASDAQ:NMFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of New Mountain Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than New Mountain Finance. New Mountain Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barings 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
Barings Bdc	$101.66M	8.48	$101.92M	$0.85	9.69
New Mountain Finance	-$64.32M	-10.12	$16.49M	-$0.58	N/A

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 32.45% compared to New Mountain Finance's net margin of -18.65%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 11.14% beat Barings Bdc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Bdc	32.45%	10.08%	4.33%
New Mountain Finance	-18.65%	11.14%	4.63%

In the previous week, New Mountain Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for New Mountain Finance and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. New Mountain Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that New Mountain Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Bdc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
New Mountain Finance	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Barings Bdc currently has a consensus target price of $9.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.36%. New Mountain Finance has a consensus target price of $9.08, indicating a potential upside of 31.83%. Given New Mountain Finance's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Barings Bdc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
New Mountain Finance	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71

Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Barings Bdc pays out 122.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Mountain Finance pays out -172.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barings Bdc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. New Mountain Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Barings Bdc beats New Mountain Finance on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Bdc compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) and Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 3 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Oaktree Specialty Lending	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Barings Bdc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Oaktree Specialty Lending presently has a consensus target price of $11.83, suggesting a potential upside of 1.92%. Barings Bdc has a consensus target price of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than Oaktree Specialty Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oaktree Specialty Lending	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Barings Bdc has higher revenue and earnings than Oaktree Specialty Lending. Barings Bdc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oaktree Specialty Lending, 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
Oaktree Specialty Lending	$55.37M	18.47	$33.92M	$0.57	20.37
Barings Bdc	$101.66M	8.48	$101.92M	$0.85	9.69

Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 210.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc pays out 122.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Barings Bdc has a net margin of 32.45% compared to Oaktree Specialty Lending's net margin of 16.66%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.08% beat Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oaktree Specialty Lending	16.66%	9.56%	4.60%
Barings Bdc	32.45%	10.08%	4.33%

Summary

Barings Bdc beats Oaktree Specialty Lending on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Barings Bdc compare to SLR Investment?

Barings Bdc (NYSE:BBDC) and SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Barings Bdc has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SLR Investment. SLR Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barings 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
Barings Bdc	$101.66M	8.48	$101.92M	$0.85	9.69
SLR Investment	$218.54M	3.14	$92.54M	$1.64	7.67

Barings Bdc has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SLR Investment has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the broader market.

Barings Bdc pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.6%. SLR Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Barings Bdc pays out 122.4% 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 75.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barings Bdc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Barings Bdc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Barings Bdc currently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.36%. SLR Investment has a consensus price target of $14.10, suggesting a potential upside of 12.08%. Given Barings Bdc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Barings Bdc is more favorable than SLR Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barings Bdc	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
SLR Investment	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

44.1% of Barings Bdc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of SLR Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barings Bdc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.8% of SLR Investment 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.

SLR Investment has a net margin of 41.81% compared to Barings Bdc's net margin of 32.45%. Barings Bdc's return on equity of 10.08% beat SLR Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Bdc	32.45%	10.08%	4.33%
SLR Investment	41.81%	8.33%	3.25%

In the previous week, SLR Investment had 3 more articles in the media than Barings Bdc. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SLR Investment and 1 mentions for Barings Bdc. SLR Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Barings Bdc's score of -0.75 indicating that SLR Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Bdc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
SLR Investment	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Barings Bdc beats SLR Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BBDC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Barings Bdc	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$862.26M	$5.46B	$13.88B	$23.67B
Dividend Yield	12.31%	7.52%	5.96%	4.19%
P/E Ratio	9.69	36.73	28.42	30.76
Price / Sales	8.48	1,130.49	468.86	157.90
Price / Cash	7.88	84.86	52.45	31.18
Price / Book	0.75	3.68	3.67	4.64
Net Income	$101.92M	$417.17M	$1.31B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-0.21%	8.06%	4.01%	0.34%
1 Month Performance	-3.11%	-0.69%	0.47%	1.27%
1 Year Performance	-10.83%	6.10%	12.54%	17.39%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BBDC Barings Bdc	3.0968 of 5 stars	$8.24 -0.3%	$9.50 +15.4%	-11.5%	$862.26M	$101.66M	9.69	26	Upcoming Earnings
ARCC Ares Capital	3.1693 of 5 stars	$18.89 +0.6%	$20.60 +9.1%	-16.8%	$13.48B	$1.36B	11.59	2,550	Trending News Earnings Report Dividend Announcement Analyst Forecast
MFIC MidCap Financial Investment	3.2182 of 5 stars	$9.59 +0.7%	$11.46 +19.5%	-23.7%	$784.19M	$320.88M	239.81	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings
NMFC New Mountain Finance	2.8055 of 5 stars	$6.87 +0.4%	$9.08 +32.2%	-34.4%	$646.05M	-$64.32M	N/A	N/A	Upcoming Earnings
OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending	1.6328 of 5 stars	$11.78 +0.9%	$11.83 +0.5%	-15.8%	$1.03B	$55.37M	20.67	N/A	News Coverage Upcoming Earnings

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Barings Bdc (BBDC) Competitors

BBDC vs. ARCC, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, and SLRC

How does Barings Bdc compare to Ares Capital?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBDC or ARCC?

Does the media favor BBDC or ARCC?

Which has more risk and volatility, BBDC or ARCC?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BBDC or ARCC?

Do analysts recommend BBDC or ARCC?

Is BBDC or ARCC more profitable?

Is BBDC or ARCC a better dividend stock?

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How does Barings Bdc compare to MidCap Financial Investment?

Do analysts prefer BBDC or MFIC?

Does the media refer more to BBDC or MFIC?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BBDC or MFIC?

Which has better earnings & valuation, BBDC or MFIC?

Is BBDC or MFIC a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, BBDC or MFIC?

Is BBDC or MFIC more profitable?

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How does Barings Bdc compare to New Mountain Finance?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BBDC or NMFC?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BBDC or NMFC?

Is BBDC or NMFC more profitable?

Does the media refer more to BBDC or NMFC?

Do analysts prefer BBDC or NMFC?

Which has more risk and volatility, BBDC or NMFC?

Is BBDC or NMFC a better dividend stock?

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How does Barings Bdc compare to Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Does the media refer more to OCSL or BBDC?

Which has more risk and volatility, OCSL or BBDC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OCSL or BBDC?

Do analysts recommend OCSL or BBDC?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OCSL or BBDC?

Is OCSL or BBDC a better dividend stock?

Is OCSL or BBDC more profitable?

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How does Barings Bdc compare to SLR Investment?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BBDC or SLRC?

Which has more risk & volatility, BBDC or SLRC?

Is BBDC or SLRC a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer BBDC or SLRC?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BBDC or SLRC?

Is BBDC or SLRC more profitable?

Does the media favor BBDC or SLRC?

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