Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Competitors $15.37 +0.36 (+2.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.48 +0.11 (+0.68%) As of 04:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BCSF vs. DNP, PTY, ADX, NUV, USA, GAB, STEW, RVT, OXLC, and BCATShould you be buying Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bain Capital Specialty Finance include DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Bain Capital Specialty Finance vs. DNP Select Income Fund PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund Adams Diversified Equity Fund Nuveen Municipal Value Fund Liberty All-Star Equity Fund The Gabelli Equity Trust SRH Total Return Fund Royce Value Trust Oxford Lane Capital BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust DNP Select Income Fund (NYSE:DNP) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is DNP or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 43.62% compared to DNP Select Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.90% beat DNP Select Income Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DNP Select Income FundN/A N/A N/A Bain Capital Specialty Finance 43.62%11.90%5.43% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DNP or BCSF? DNP Select Income Fund received 132 more outperform votes than Bain Capital Specialty Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.80% of users gave DNP Select Income Fund an outperform vote while only 44.29% of users gave Bain Capital Specialty Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDNP Select Income FundOutperform Votes19470.80% Underperform Votes8029.20% Bain Capital Specialty FinanceOutperform Votes6244.29% Underperform Votes7855.71% Is DNP or BCSF a better dividend stock? DNP Select Income Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 90.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer DNP or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.35%. Given Bain Capital Specialty Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bain Capital Specialty Finance is more favorable than DNP Select Income Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DNP Select Income Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to DNP or BCSF? In the previous week, Bain Capital Specialty Finance had 5 more articles in the media than DNP Select Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance and 5 mentions for DNP Select Income Fund. DNP Select Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 0.34 indicating that DNP Select Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DNP Select Income Fund 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Bain Capital Specialty Finance 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable earnings and valuation, DNP or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has lower revenue, but higher earnings than DNP Select Income Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDNP Select Income Fund$851.71M4.18N/AN/AN/ABain Capital Specialty Finance$138.19M7.21$123.38M$1.858.31 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in DNP or BCSF? 8.5% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of DNP Select Income Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bain Capital Specialty Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, DNP or BCSF? DNP Select Income Fund has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats DNP Select Income Fund on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bain Capital Specialty Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCSF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 BCSF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBain Capital Specialty FinanceHolding Offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$997.04M$475.12M$11.26B$19.22BDividend Yield10.82%7.74%5.76%4.00%P/E Ratio7.722.4122.4033.45Price / Sales7.2154.3226.4029.18Price / CashN/A69.0117.6017.52Price / BookN/A3.642.714.55Net Income$123.38M$35.22M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.03%1.76%1.73%2.18%1 Month Performance-6.68%4.50%0.37%-2.05%1 Year Performance-8.05%23.97%538.68%5.45% Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.5269 of 5 stars$15.37+2.4%$16.50+7.4%-11.1%$997.04M$138.19M7.721,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑DNPDNP Select Income FundN/A$9.64+1.0%N/A+10.0%$3.57B$851.71M0.00590Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPTYPIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity FundN/A$13.67+0.2%N/A-3.6%$2.48B$230.95M0.00147,000News CoverageADXAdams Diversified Equity FundN/A$18.63-2.2%N/A+1.5%$2.19B$564.12M0.0030Positive NewsNUVNuveen Municipal Value FundN/A$8.66-0.2%N/A+2.1%$1.80B$200.53M0.00640Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑USALiberty All-Star Equity FundN/A$6.30flatN/A-3.0%$1.71B$259.99M0.00N/ANews CoverageGABThe Gabelli Equity TrustN/A$5.46+1.2%N/A+4.5%$1.68B$203.01M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑News CoverageSTEWSRH Total Return FundN/A$17.05+0.6%N/A+21.6%$1.65B$550.34M0.00N/ANews CoverageRVTRoyce Value TrustN/A$13.89+0.1%N/A-0.5%$1.60B$9.80M0.0050Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital1.1295 of 5 stars$4.61+0.9%N/A-8.3%$1.59B$194.42M5.55601Short Interest ↑BCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.38+0.5%N/A-6.9%$1.55B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DNP Competitors PTY Competitors ADX Competitors NUV Competitors USA Competitors GAB Competitors STEW Competitors RVT Competitors OXLC Competitors BCAT 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 (NYSE:BCSF) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Terrifying Warning Forces Trump To Take ActionElon Musk has avoided two major financial crises before. 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