Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) Competitors

Tri-Continental (NYSE:TY) and Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer TY or GSBD?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 8 more articles in the media than Tri-Continental. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 0 mentions for Tri-Continental. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Tri-Continental's score of 0.00 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tri-Continental	Neutral
Goldman Sachs BDC	Neutral

Is TY or GSBD a better dividend stock?

Tri-Continental pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 439.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tri-Continental has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TY or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC received 48 more outperform votes than Tri-Continental when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.02% of users gave Tri-Continental an outperform vote while only 57.05% of users gave Goldman Sachs BDC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tri-Continental	Outperform Votes 223 71.02%	Underperform Votes 91 28.98%
Goldman Sachs BDC	Outperform Votes 271 57.05%	Underperform Votes 204 42.95%

Is TY or GSBD more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 10.90% compared to Tri-Continental's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 14.15% beat Tri-Continental's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	10.90%	14.15%	6.03%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TY or GSBD?

9.8% of Tri-Continental shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Tri-Continental shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TY or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Tri-Continental.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tri-Continental	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	$357.45 million	4.02	$55 million	$0.41	32.00

Which has more volatility & risk, TY or GSBD?

Tri-Continental has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TY or GSBD?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a consensus price target of $15.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.41%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Tri-Continental.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tri-Continental	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Goldman Sachs BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats Tri-Continental on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.