Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OBDC or BXSL?

Blue Owl Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Blue Owl Capital	$743.36M	8.76	$741.06M	$1.51	8.43
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	$1.33B	4.61	$694.10M	$2.84	9.36

Is OBDC or BXSL 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
Blue Owl Capital	38.29%	11.24%	4.82%
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	44.25%	12.07%	5.48%

Is OBDC or BXSL a better dividend stock?

Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. 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. 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 has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Blue Owl Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor OBDC or BXSL?

In the previous week, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund had 12 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund and 8 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 0.77 indicating that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	3 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer OBDC or BXSL?

Blue Owl Capital presently has a consensus target price of $15.42, indicating a potential upside of 21.06%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a consensus target price of $31.28, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility & risk, OBDC or BXSL?

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OBDC or BXSL?

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.