FS KKR Capital (FSK) Competitors

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, FSK or ARCC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor FSK or ARCC?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 22 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Ares Capital and 6 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.21 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ares Capital	19 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FSK or ARCC more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital	13.24%	6.24%	2.75%
Ares Capital	44.94%	10.48%	5.00%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FSK or ARCC?

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate FSK or ARCC?

FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus price target of $17.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.90%. Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.63, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. Given FS KKR Capital's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FSK or ARCC?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$0.78	19.30
Ares Capital	$2.99B	4.73	$1.52B	$2.05	9.78

Is FSK or ARCC a better dividend stock?

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 9.6%. 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.

Summary

Ares Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.