FSK vs. ARCC, MFIC, OCSL, SLRC, BCSF, GSBD, HTGC, MAIN, OBDC, and TSLX
Should you be buying FS KKR Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FS KKR Capital include Ares Capital (ARCC), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), SLR Investment (SLRC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Blue Owl Capital (OBDC), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
FS KKR Capital vs. Its Competitors
FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held 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.
FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus target price of $18.42, indicating a potential upside of 22.41%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 11.88%. Given FS KKR Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Ares Capital.
FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.0%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. FS KKR Capital pays out 328.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
In the previous week, Ares Capital had 8 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ares Capital and 6 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.12 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 13.24%. Ares Capital's return on equity of 10.48% beat FS KKR Capital's return on equity.
FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than FS KKR Capital. Ares 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.
Summary
Ares Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FSK) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff