Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Competitors $32.49 +0.05 (+0.16%) As of 02:15 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. ARCC, MAIN, GBDC, HTGC, TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, NMFC, KBDC, and BBDCShould you be buying Blackstone Secured Lending Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund include 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), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC), and BARINGS BDC (BBDC). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Hercules Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Goldman Sachs BDC New Mountain Finance Kayne Anderson BDC BARINGS BDC Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARCC or BXSL? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.5% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ARCC or BXSL a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% 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 97.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ARCC or BXSL? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$2.99B5.36$1.52B$2.0511.27Blackstone Secured Lending Fund$1.33B5.62$694.10M$3.1710.25 Do analysts rate ARCC or BXSL? Ares Capital presently has a consensus price target of $22.21, indicating a potential downside of 3.81%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a consensus price target of $31.38, indicating a potential downside of 3.43%. Given Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media refer more to ARCC or BXSL? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 19 more articles in the media than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Ares Capital and 1 mentions for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's score of 0.91 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARCC or BXSL more profitable? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a net margin of 47.80% compared to Ares Capital's net margin of 43.50%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's return on equity of 12.49% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital43.50% 11.05% 5.25% Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 47.80%12.49%5.67% Which has more risk and volatility, ARCC or BXSL? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAres Capital beats Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on 11 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BXSL 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 BXSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackstone Secured Lending FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.47B$1.52B$12.39B$21.10BDividend Yield9.46%10.76%5.53%3.58%P/E Ratio10.2617.5119.0627.85Price / Sales5.6264.1326.3659.34Price / Cash10.4811.7221.8423.00Price / Book1.200.962.274.68Net Income$694.10M$144.88M$998.01M$994.49M7 Day Performance0.47%-0.41%0.78%1.53%1 Month Performance3.47%5.03%4.25%5.79%1 Year Performance7.12%-4.43%540.68%11.35% Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund1.7249 of 5 stars$32.49+0.2%$31.38-3.4%+8.2%$7.47B$1.33B10.262,020ARCCAres Capital2.0443 of 5 stars$22.82-1.7%$22.21-2.7%+10.9%$16.11B$2.99B11.132,550Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsMAINMain Street Capital1.5158 of 5 stars$64.16-0.4%$53.60-16.5%+30.4%$5.73B$541.03M10.8990GBDCGolub Capital BDC2.7767 of 5 stars$15.14-1.9%$15.50+2.4%-0.6%$4.11B$724.68M13.40N/APositive NewsHTGCHercules Capital2.3987 of 5 stars$19.11-1.2%$20.08+5.1%-7.5%$3.39B$493.59M9.86100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.3049 of 5 stars$24.28-2.1%$22.81-6.0%+16.0%$2.33B$236.90M12.84N/AUpcoming EarningsMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund1.3372 of 5 stars$19.62-0.4%$20.10+2.4%-1.9%$1.73B$416.08M9.00N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.2176 of 5 stars$11.63-2.1%$12.00+3.2%-21.2%$1.39B$434.37M25.83N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.8643 of 5 stars$10.58-1.1%$10.67+0.8%-13.5%$1.15B$371.67M10.58N/AKBDCKayne Anderson BDC2.0646 of 5 stars$15.92-0.2%$16.50+3.6%-2.1%$1.13B$213.11M8.85N/APositive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC2.2569 of 5 stars$9.50-0.9%$9.67+1.8%-3.6%$1.01B$286.17M10.1026 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 New Mountain Finance Competitors Kayne Anderson BDC Competitors BARINGS 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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