Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Competitors $11.26 +0.09 (+0.76%) As of 12:51 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GSBD vs. ARCC, CGBD, MFIC, OCSL, PFLT, SLRC, BCSF, MAIN, STWD, and TSLXShould you be buying Goldman Sachs BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Goldman Sachs BDC include Ares Capital (ARCC), Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), SLR Investment (SLRC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Main Street Capital (MAIN), STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Goldman Sachs BDC vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Carlyle Secured Lending MidCap Financial Investment Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital SLR Investment Bain Capital Specialty Finance Main Street Capital STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST Sixth Street Specialty Lending Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has higher earnings and valuation, GSBD or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Goldman Sachs BDC. Goldman Sachs BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoldman Sachs BDC$161.13M7.97$62.87M$1.268.93Ares Capital$1.50B9.88$1.52B$2.0510.27 Is GSBD or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Goldman Sachs BDC's net margin of 36.17%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goldman Sachs BDC36.17% 13.95% 6.17% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Is GSBD or ARCC a better dividend stock? Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% 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 prefer GSBD or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 14 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Ares Capital and 7 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.03 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goldman Sachs BDC 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Ares Capital 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer GSBD or ARCC? Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus target price of $10.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.15%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than Goldman Sachs BDC.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Which has more volatility and risk, GSBD or ARCC? Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in GSBD or ARCC? 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAres Capital beats Goldman Sachs BDC on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Goldman Sachs BDC News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GSBD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GSBD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGoldman Sachs BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.28B$1.52B$12.65B$21.38BDividend Yield11.20%11.35%5.41%3.50%P/E Ratio8.9311.47244.8429.76Price / Sales7.9744.5530.9267.82Price / Cash5.2010.7719.2518.13Price / Book0.840.912.314.60Net Income$62.87M$152.42M$1.01B$998.80M7 Day Performance-1.23%-3.00%0.30%0.89%1 Month Performance1.12%-2.68%2.86%4.28%1 Year Performance-21.84%-7.30%540.97%14.04% Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6767 of 5 stars$11.26+0.8%$10.00-11.2%-21.8%$1.28B$161.13M8.93N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeARCCAres Capital2.9224 of 5 stars$22.49+0.2%$22.86+1.6%+4.6%$15.83B$2.99B10.532,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.7954 of 5 stars$13.84+0.4%$15.10+9.1%-23.0%$702.70M$232.59M11.53N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.5428 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$13.30+2.6%-11.0%$1.22B$301.78M8.14N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.9465 of 5 stars$14.02+0.4%$15.00+7.0%-20.0%$1.23B$381.67M7.31N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.8366 of 5 stars$10.28+0.1%$10.88+5.8%-15.5%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SLRCSLR Investment2.3015 of 5 stars$16.80+0.6%$16.25-3.3%+3.4%$0.00$232.43M10.37N/AShort Interest ↑BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2131 of 5 stars$15.69+0.1%$16.50+5.2%-10.8%$1.02B$292.65M7.761,000Positive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.902 of 5 stars$66.01-0.8%$61.20-7.3%+30.5%$5.95B$541.03M16.5590Dividend AnnouncementSTWDSTARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST3.6195 of 5 stars$20.50-0.5%$21.70+5.9%+0.7%$7.56B$1.95B11.91290Positive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.7029 of 5 stars$24.76+0.7%$23.28-6.0%+9.3%$2.32B$482.53M10.60N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Carlyle Secured Lending Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GSBD) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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