Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Competitors $26.98 +0.40 (+1.52%) As of 12:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BXSL vs. OBDC, ARCC, MAIN, GBDC, HTGC, TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, TRIN, and KBDCShould you be buying Blackstone Secured Lending Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund include Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), Ares Capital (ARCC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Trinity Capital (TRIN), and Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund vs. Its Competitors Blue Owl Capital Ares Capital Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Hercules Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Goldman Sachs BDC Trinity Capital Kayne Anderson BDC 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) 2.67Blue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBlackstone Secured Lending Fund$1.33B4.68$694.10M$2.849.50Blue Owl Capital$743.36M8.98$741.06M$1.518.65 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 Fund44.25% 12.07% 5.48% Blue Owl Capital 38.29%11.24%4.82% SummaryBlue Owl Capital beats Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Blackstone Secured Lending Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BXSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 BXSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstone Secured Lending FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$6.20B$1.34B$12.67B$22.09BDividend Yield11.67%12.60%5.56%3.59%P/E Ratio9.4810.5721.3533.02Price / Sales4.6839.6629.9461.17Price / Cash8.509.5722.2924.20Price / Book0.990.852.264.70Net Income$694.10M$152.42M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance4.00%2.86%1.56%2.54%1 Month Performance-0.34%-2.88%-0.21%1.50%1 Year Performance-14.50%-13.69%536.99%13.91% Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund3.2455 of 5 stars$26.98+1.5%$30.78+14.1%-14.6%$6.20B$1.33B9.482,020OBDCBlue Owl Capital3.4181 of 5 stars$12.51+3.1%$15.21+21.7%-13.8%$6.20B$1.60B8.28N/ATrending NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionARCCAres Capital3.5298 of 5 stars$19.49+3.1%$22.81+17.0%-7.3%$13.33B$2.99B9.512,550Upcoming EarningsMAINMain Street Capital1.8775 of 5 stars$56.53+2.6%$61.20+8.3%+11.5%$4.93B$541.03M9.3190GBDCGolub Capital BDC2.1722 of 5 stars$13.80+3.5%$15.00+8.7%-8.1%$3.55B$724.68M9.72N/APositive NewsHTGCHercules Capital3.1803 of 5 stars$17.12+2.5%$20.50+19.8%-11.2%$3.03B$493.59M11.33100Upcoming EarningsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending3.1579 of 5 stars$21.71+4.1%$23.56+8.5%+7.8%$1.97B$482.53M10.80N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund2.4182 of 5 stars$16.99+5.3%$18.58+9.4%-12.9%$1.40B$416.08M8.80N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.9862 of 5 stars$9.89+3.3%$10.00+1.2%-27.0%$1.09B$434.37M7.85N/APositive NewsTRINTrinity Capital2.5064 of 5 stars$14.83+2.7%$15.75+6.2%+8.9%$1.02B$237.69M6.6540News CoverageKBDCKayne Anderson BDC3.3445 of 5 stars$13.93+2.4%$16.50+18.4%-13.2%$959.85M$213.11M8.24N/APositive NewsShort Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Blue Owl Capital Competitors Ares Capital Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Hercules Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors Trinity Capital Competitors Kayne Anderson BDC 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:BXSL) was last updated on 10/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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