FS KKR Capital (FSK) 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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. 0.3% 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.

Do analysts prefer FSK or ARCC?

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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

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 9.4%. 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.

Does the media refer more to FSK or ARCC?

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.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ares Capital	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 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%

Which has more risk and volatility, FSK or ARCC?

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.

Which has higher valuation & 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	19.29
Ares Capital	$2.99B	4.82	$1.52B	$2.05	9.97

Summary

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