Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) Competitors $14.57 -0.13 (-0.88%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.56 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:20 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. CGBD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, FSK, GSBD, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying Bain Capital Specialty Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bain Capital Specialty Finance include Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Bain Capital Specialty Finance vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment FS KKR Capital Goldman Sachs BDC Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) and Bain Capital Specialty Finance (NYSE:BCSF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. Is CGBD or BCSF more profitable? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a net margin of 37.90% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 29.71%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 11.41% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Carlyle Secured Lending29.71% 9.85% 4.59% Bain Capital Specialty Finance 37.90%11.41%4.92% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CGBD or BCSF? 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend CGBD or BCSF? Carlyle Secured Lending presently has a consensus target price of $15.10, indicating a potential upside of 13.45%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.25%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Bain Capital Specialty Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Bain Capital Specialty Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CGBD or BCSF a better dividend stock? Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 101.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to CGBD or BCSF? In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 3 more articles in the media than Bain Capital Specialty Finance. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 3 mentions for Bain Capital Specialty Finance. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Bain Capital Specialty Finance's score of 1.09 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Carlyle Secured Lending 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Bain Capital Specialty Finance 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings and valuation, CGBD or BCSF? Bain Capital Specialty Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Bain Capital Specialty Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Carlyle Secured Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCarlyle Secured Lending$79.76M8.50$88.98M$1.2011.09Bain Capital Specialty Finance$125.44M7.53$119.42M$1.668.78 Which has more volatility & risk, CGBD or BCSF? Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBain Capital Specialty Finance beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 11 of the 19 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. 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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 FinanceFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$945.14M$1.53B$12.68B$21.42BDividend Yield10.77%11.35%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio8.7811.49246.5629.84Price / Sales7.5346.0730.9769.96Price / Cash7.4710.7719.2518.13Price / Book0.830.912.314.61Net Income$119.42M$152.42M$1.01B$998.80M7 Day Performance-6.66%-2.93%0.43%1.09%1 Month Performance-3.32%-2.61%3.00%4.46%1 Year Performance-14.57%-7.22%541.10%14.45% Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2192 of 5 stars$14.57-0.9%$16.50+13.2%-10.8%$945.14M$125.44M8.781,000Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.7389 of 5 stars$13.84+0.4%$15.10+9.1%-23.0%$702.70M$232.59M11.53N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5428 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$13.30+2.6%-11.0%$1.22B$301.78M12.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.2398 of 5 stars$10.56-0.6%$10.75+1.8%-19.4%$1.13B$371.67M13.89N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.8774 of 5 stars$14.02+0.4%$15.00+7.0%-20.0%$1.23B$381.67M25.04N/APFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8305 of 5 stars$10.28+0.1%$10.88+5.8%-15.5%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SLRCSLR Investment2.3079 of 5 stars$16.80+0.6%$16.25-3.3%+3.4%$911.15M$97.88M10.37N/AFSKFS KKR Capital2.7949 of 5 stars$18.09-0.2%$18.42+1.8%-14.1%$0.00$1.72B23.19N/ANews CoverageGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.666 of 5 stars$11.43-0.1%$10.00-12.5%-21.8%$1.31B$434.37M9.07N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMAINMain Street Capital2.0536 of 5 stars$66.01-0.8%$61.20-7.3%+30.5%$5.95B$541.03M10.8790Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6978 of 5 stars$24.76+0.7%$23.28-6.0%+9.3%$2.32B$482.53M12.32N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CGBD Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors OCSL Competitors PFLT Competitors SLRC Competitors FSK Competitors GSBD Competitors MAIN Competitors TSLX 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredTrump’s Plan May Undo 1933’s Biggest Financial InjusticeTrump's Reset Can Give Birth To America's Greatest Era Yet A 90-Year cycle may end soon, creating real weal...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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