The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB) Competitors

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and The Gabelli Equity Trust (NYSE:GAB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSK or GAB?

The Gabelli Equity Trust received 78 more outperform votes than FS KKR Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.82% of users gave The Gabelli Equity Trust an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
FS KKR Capital	Outperform Votes 79 45.93%	Underperform Votes 93 54.07%
The Gabelli Equity Trust	Outperform Votes 157 63.82%	Underperform Votes 89 36.18%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FSK or GAB?

FS KKR Capital has higher revenue and earnings than The Gabelli Equity Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FS KKR Capital	$613M	9.83	$696M	$1.90	11.32
The Gabelli Equity Trust	$203.01M	8.86	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, FSK or GAB?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Gabelli Equity Trust has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSK or GAB a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. The Gabelli Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. 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.

Do analysts rate FSK or GAB?

FS KKR Capital presently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential downside of 9.32%. Given FS KKR Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital is more favorable than The Gabelli Equity Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
The Gabelli Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FSK or GAB?

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of The Gabelli Equity Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FSK or GAB more profitable?

FS KKR Capital has a net margin of 29.98% compared to The Gabelli Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat The Gabelli Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital	29.98%	12.31%	5.47%
The Gabelli Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor FSK or GAB?

In the previous week, FS KKR Capital had 9 more articles in the media than The Gabelli Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for FS KKR Capital and 3 mentions for The Gabelli Equity Trust. The Gabelli Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 1.45 indicating that The Gabelli Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Gabelli Equity Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

FS KKR Capital beats The Gabelli Equity Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.