FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO) Competitors

CSW Industrials (NYSE:CSW) and FS Credit Opportunities (NYSE:FSCO) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CSW or FSCO?

CSW Industrials has higher revenue and earnings than FS Credit Opportunities.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CSW Industrials	$878.30M	4.78	$136.65M	$8.37	29.88
FS Credit Opportunities	$195.93M	7.06	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is CSW or FSCO a better dividend stock?

CSW Industrials pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. FS Credit Opportunities pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. CSW Industrials pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CSW Industrials has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to CSW or FSCO?

In the previous week, CSW Industrials had 14 more articles in the media than FS Credit Opportunities. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for CSW Industrials and 2 mentions for FS Credit Opportunities. FS Credit Opportunities' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat CSW Industrials' score of 0.15 indicating that FS Credit Opportunities is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CSW Industrials	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
FS Credit Opportunities	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CSW or FSCO?

CSW Industrials has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS Credit Opportunities has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CSW or FSCO more profitable?

CSW Industrials has a net margin of 15.18% compared to FS Credit Opportunities' net margin of 0.00%. CSW Industrials' return on equity of 13.78% beat FS Credit Opportunities' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CSW Industrials	15.18%	13.78%	10.43%
FS Credit Opportunities	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CSW or FSCO?

82.8% of CSW Industrials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of CSW Industrials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS Credit Opportunities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend CSW or FSCO?

CSW Industrials presently has a consensus price target of $313.80, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. Given CSW Industrials' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CSW Industrials is more favorable than FS Credit Opportunities.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CSW Industrials	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
FS Credit Opportunities	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

CSW Industrials beats FS Credit Opportunities on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.