Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Competitors

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor BXSL or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 18 more articles in the media than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 3 mentions for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Blue Owl Capital	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

36.5% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BXSL or OBDC?

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund presently has a consensus price target of $30.78, indicating a potential upside of 14.07%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $15.21, indicating a potential upside of 16.54%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Blue Owl Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BXSL or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Blue Owl Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund, 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
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$1.33B	4.68	$694.10M	$2.84	9.50
Blue Owl Capital	$743.36M	8.98	$741.06M	$1.51	8.65

Is BXSL or OBDC a better dividend stock?

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays out 108.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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 risk and volatility, BXSL or OBDC?

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BXSL or OBDC more profitable?

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a net margin of 44.25% compared to Blue Owl Capital's net margin of 38.29%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's return on equity of 12.07% beat Blue Owl Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	44.25%	12.07%	5.48%
Blue Owl Capital	38.29%	11.24%	4.82%

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.