FS KKR Capital (FSK) Competitors

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) and FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OBDC or FSK?

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by 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.

Is OBDC or FSK more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 39.42% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 31.53%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 11.78% beat Blue Owl Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital	39.42%	11.72%	4.99%
FS KKR Capital	31.53%	11.78%	5.27%

Do analysts prefer OBDC or FSK?

Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus target price of $15.64, indicating a potential upside of 9.28%. FS KKR Capital has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 7.30%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Does the media prefer OBDC or FSK?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 4 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 5 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.35 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FS KKR Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, OBDC or FSK?

Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBDC or FSK a better dividend stock?

Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FS KKR Capital pays out 134.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, OBDC or FSK?

Blue Owl Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.58	$741.06M	$1.55	9.24
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$1.90	11.07

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.