BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (DHF) Competitors $2.60 +0.01 (+0.39%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DHF vs. CGBD, ASA, NXP, BTO, PDT, PEO, ECC, DSU, IFN, and CIONShould you be buying BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund include Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), NUVEEN SL TFIP (NXP), John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund (BTO), John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund (PDT), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), India Fund (IFN), and CION Investment (CION). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund vs. Its Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending ASA Gold and Precious Metals NUVEEN SL TFIP John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Adams Natural Resources Fund Eagle Point Credit BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund India Fund CION Investment BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE:DHF) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, DHF or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending has higher revenue and earnings than BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund$16.31M11.59N/AN/AN/ACarlyle Secured Lending$232.59M3.05$88.98M$1.3510.31 Which has more volatility & risk, DHF or CGBD? BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend DHF or CGBD? Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $14.75, indicating a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Carlyle Secured Lending 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60 Is DHF or CGBD more profitable? Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 32.72% compared to BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity of 10.49% beat BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A N/A N/A Carlyle Secured Lending 32.72%10.49%4.88% Do insiders and institutionals believe in DHF or CGBD? 36.2% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Carlyle Secured Lending 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. Does the media refer more to DHF or CGBD? In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 1 more articles in the media than BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 1 mentions for BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Carlyle Secured Lending 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is DHF or CGBD a better dividend stock? BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.5%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 118.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryCarlyle Secured Lending beats BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DHF 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 DHF 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 DHF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$189.12M$1.25B$6.44B$20.68BDividend Yield8.20%4.36%4.17%3.71%P/E RatioN/A21.8113.5028.10Price / Sales11.592,406.261,784.5538.33Price / CashN/A60.8148.8622.53Price / BookN/A1.211.404.58Net IncomeN/A$264.68M$1.25B$986.06M7 Day Performance1.36%0.37%0.56%2.79%1 Month Performance3.17%2.72%3.27%5.46%1 Year Performance6.34%6.53%15.39%15.06% BNY Mellon High Yield Strategies Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DHFBNY Mellon High Yield Strategies FundN/A$2.60+0.4%N/A+7.0%$189.12M$16.31M0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending1.0614 of 5 stars$13.71-1.3%$14.75+7.6%-23.5%$707.79M$232.59M10.16N/AASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$32.77+0.5%N/A+72.3%$701.48MN/A0.001,100NXPNUVEEN SL TFIPN/A$13.91-0.4%N/A-3.3%$654.01MN/A0.0040,400News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementBTOJohn Hancock Financial Opportunities FundN/A$33.38+2.3%N/A+28.2%$643.99MN/A0.002,719PDTJohn Hancock Premium Dividend FundN/A$13.03+0.4%N/A+13.1%$638.42MN/A0.00147,000News CoverageDividend AnnouncementPEOAdams Natural Resources FundN/A$21.69-2.0%N/A-7.3%$581.78MN/A0.0018ECCEagle Point Credit1.7164 of 5 stars$7.48-0.9%$8.67+15.9%-23.2%$580.96M$179.77M-18.70N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementDSUBlackRock Debt Strategies FundN/A$10.40-0.6%N/A-2.5%$569.76MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementIFNIndia FundN/A$16.01+0.6%N/A-7.2%$494.11MN/A0.0021,000CIONCION Investment1.7113 of 5 stars$9.27+0.2%$11.00+18.7%-20.8%$487.36M$252.43M-31.97N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Carlyle Secured Lending Alternatives ASA Gold and Precious Metals Alternatives NUVEEN SL TFIP Alternatives John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund Alternatives John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund Alternatives Adams Natural Resources Fund Alternatives Eagle Point Credit Alternatives BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Alternatives India Fund Alternatives CION Investment Alternatives 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:DHF) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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