Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Competitors

Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GAB or OBDC?

7.2% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Gabelli Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GAB or OBDC more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 38.29% compared to Gabelli Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.24% beat Gabelli Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	38.29%	11.24%	4.82%

Do analysts prefer GAB or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $15.42, indicating a potential upside of 7.55%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Gabelli Equity Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

Which has more volatility & risk, GAB or OBDC?

Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GAB or OBDC a better dividend stock?

Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 98.0% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Blue Owl Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor GAB or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 10 more articles in the media than Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 2 mentions for Gabelli Equity Trust. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Gabelli Equity Trust's score of 0.66 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Equity Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GAB or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Gabelli Equity Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.59	$741.06M	$1.51	9.49

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Gabelli Equity Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.