Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) Competitors $28.66 -0.13 (-0.45%) As of 11:19 AM 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, TRIN, NMFC, and KBDCShould 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), Trinity Capital (TRIN), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), and Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC). 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 Trinity Capital New Mountain Finance Kayne Anderson BDC Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE:BXSL) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation. Which has better valuation and earnings, BXSL or ARCC? 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 RatioBlackstone Secured Lending Fund$1.33B4.98$694.10M$2.8410.11Ares Capital$2.99B5.27$1.52B$2.0510.90 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BXSL or ARCC? 36.5% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, BXSL or ARCC? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BXSL or ARCC a better dividend stock? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.7%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. 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. 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. Does the media favor BXSL or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 16 more articles in the media than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ares Capital and 7 mentions for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.98 indicating that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate BXSL or ARCC? Blackstone Secured Lending Fund presently has a consensus target price of $31.32, indicating a potential upside of 9.13%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 2.25%. Given Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Is BXSL or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's net margin of 44.25%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's return on equity of 12.07% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Blackstone Secured Lending Fund44.25% 12.07% 5.48% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% SummaryAres Capital beats Blackstone Secured Lending Fund on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$6.61B$1.47B$12.65B$21.58BDividend Yield10.71%11.36%5.41%3.53%P/E Ratio10.1111.76246.2829.83Price / Sales4.9844.0330.6953.52Price / Cash9.2610.7522.1224.51Price / Book1.060.942.314.60Net Income$694.10M$152.42M$1.01B$999.91M7 Day Performance-1.94%-0.96%1.03%0.97%1 Month Performance-4.59%-0.49%3.16%4.96%1 Year Performance-4.43%-3.55%543.67%16.15% Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund2.3565 of 5 stars$28.66-0.5%$31.32+9.3%-3.7%$6.60B$1.33B10.092,020News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCCAres Capital2.581 of 5 stars$22.40+0.7%$22.86+2.0%+9.1%$15.80B$2.99B10.932,550MAINMain Street Capital2.167 of 5 stars$66.24+0.6%$61.20-7.6%+36.8%$5.93B$541.03M10.9190Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC1.9299 of 5 stars$14.92+0.9%$15.00+0.5%+0.5%$3.97B$724.68M10.51N/APositive NewsHTGCHercules Capital3.0034 of 5 stars$19.54+0.5%$20.58+5.4%+4.3%$3.55B$493.59M12.94100Positive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.7395 of 5 stars$24.51+0.9%$23.28-5.0%+16.4%$2.30B$482.53M12.19N/APositive NewsMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund2.8892 of 5 stars$18.14+2.1%$19.70+8.6%-10.9%$1.57B$416.08M9.40N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.1648 of 5 stars$11.45+0.2%$10.00-12.6%-17.6%$1.31B$434.37M9.08N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTRINTrinity Capital2.5154 of 5 stars$16.20+0.4%$15.75-2.8%+16.5%$1.14B$237.69M7.2640News CoverageNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.8345 of 5 stars$10.66+1.1%$10.75+0.8%-13.6%$1.13B$371.67M14.03N/APositive NewsKBDCKayne Anderson BDC2.1736 of 5 stars$15.16+0.9%$16.50+8.8%-6.7%$1.07B$213.11M8.97N/A 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 Trinity Capital Competitors New Mountain Finance 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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