Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Competitors $11.22 +0.10 (+0.85%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$15.00 +3.78 (+33.63%) As of 04:01 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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, FSK, MAIN, 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), FS KKR Capital (FSK), Main Street Capital (MAIN), 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 FS KKR Capital Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk. Is GSBD or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to Goldman Sachs BDC's net margin of 12.38%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 15.05% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goldman Sachs BDC12.38% 15.05% 6.64% Ares Capital 44.94%10.48%5.00% Do analysts rate GSBD or ARCC? Goldman Sachs BDC presently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.90%. Ares Capital has a consensus target price of $22.86, indicating a potential upside of 1.81%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goldman Sachs BDC 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Does the media prefer GSBD or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 22 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 0.95 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goldman Sachs BDC 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ares Capital 17 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, GSBD or ARCC? Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% 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. Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, GSBD or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Goldman Sachs BDC. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Goldman Sachs BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M3.03$62.87M$0.4524.94Ares Capital$2.99B5.30$1.52B$2.0510.95 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 8.6%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 284.4% 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. SummaryAres Capital beats Goldman Sachs BDC on 11 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GSBD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$1.31B$1.49B$12.20B$20.65BDividend Yield11.50%11.19%5.64%3.66%P/E Ratio24.9417.8719.7429.27Price / Sales3.0354.7326.3562.32Price / Cash5.0911.1721.3823.31Price / Book0.840.942.124.37Net Income$62.87M$144.88M$1.00B$996.36M7 Day Performance-0.13%-0.62%0.32%0.59%1 Month Performance-2.65%-0.82%0.38%0.23%1 Year Performance-21.50%-2.19%544.59%16.71% Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.6251 of 5 stars$11.23+0.9%$12.00+6.9%-22.0%$1.31B$434.37M24.94N/AARCCAres Capital2.8255 of 5 stars$22.40+0.0%$22.86+2.0%+10.3%$15.80B$1.50B10.932,550Positive NewsCGBDCarlyle Secured Lending3.0148 of 5 stars$13.71+0.1%$15.25+11.2%-16.6%$698.62M$83.75M10.16N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.936 of 5 stars$12.35flat$13.50+9.3%-3.7%$1.15B$301.78M9.96N/AUpcoming EarningsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2544 of 5 stars$13.51-0.4%$15.00+11.0%-17.1%$1.19B-$1.54M103.92N/ATrending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.274 of 5 stars$10.44+0.3%$10.96+5.0%-2.4%$1.04B$84.09M7.45658Dividend AnnouncementSLRCSLR Investment1.0792 of 5 stars$15.78-0.7%$15.96+1.2%+11.1%$0.00$232.43M9.80N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.7255 of 5 stars$14.67-0.4%$16.50+12.5%-4.2%$951.37M$131.73M8.431,000News CoverageEarnings ReportFSKFS KKR Capital2.3354 of 5 stars$20.06-2.2%$19.50-2.8%+5.3%$5.62B$613M10.56N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseMAINMain Street Capital1.1002 of 5 stars$64.21+0.3%$53.60-16.5%+30.8%$5.72B$541.03M10.9090Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending1.6704 of 5 stars$23.80-0.5%$23.06-3.1%+18.1%$2.24B$482.53M11.84N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision 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 FS KKR Capital Competitors Main Street Capital 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 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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