GSBD vs. HTGC, DNP, ADX, PTY, USA, RVT, TY, GAB, STEW, and CET
Should you be buying Goldman Sachs BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Goldman Sachs BDC include Hercules Capital (HTGC), DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Royce Value Trust (RVT), Tri-Continental (TY), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and Central Securities (CET). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC and Goldman Sachs BDC both had 4 articles in the media. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Hercules Capital's score of 0.20 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.
28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Hercules Capital has a net margin of 69.98% compared to Goldman Sachs BDC's net margin of 45.80%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 18.35% beat Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity.
Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hercules Capital has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus target price of $14.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.44%. Hercules Capital has a consensus target price of $18.88, suggesting a potential downside of 11.90%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Hercules Capital.
Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 93.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hercules Capital pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Hercules Capital received 191 more outperform votes than Goldman Sachs BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.32% of users gave Hercules Capital an outperform vote while only 56.26% of users gave Goldman Sachs BDC an outperform vote.
Hercules Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Goldman Sachs BDC. Goldman Sachs BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Hercules Capital beats Goldman Sachs BDC on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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