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$16.02 +0.07 (+0.41%)
Closing price 07/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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KBDC vs. GBDC, HTGC, TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, NMFC, BBDC, AMAL, BCSF, and TRIN

Should you be buying Kayne Anderson BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kayne Anderson BDC include Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Hercules Capital (HTGC), Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), and Trinity Capital (TRIN). These companies are all part of the "fin - sbic&commrl" industry.

Kayne Anderson BDC vs. Its Competitors

Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC) and Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Kayne Anderson BDC currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.96%. Golub Capital BDC has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 0.13%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kayne Anderson BDC is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kayne Anderson BDC
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Golub Capital BDC
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Kayne Anderson BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Kayne Anderson BDC pays out 88.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golub Capital BDC pays out 138.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 5 more articles in the media than Kayne Anderson BDC. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 2 mentions for Kayne Anderson BDC. Kayne Anderson BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Golub Capital BDC's score of 1.70 indicating that Kayne Anderson BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Kayne Anderson BDC
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Golub Capital BDC
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Kayne Anderson BDC has a net margin of 56.97% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 35.50%. Kayne Anderson BDC's return on equity of 11.36% beat Golub Capital BDC's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kayne Anderson BDC56.97% 11.36% 6.51%
Golub Capital BDC 35.50%10.59%4.86%

42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of Golub Capital BDC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Kayne Anderson BDC has a beta of 0.29, suggesting that its share price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Kayne Anderson BDC. Kayne Anderson BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kayne Anderson BDC$213.11M5.33$131.94M$1.808.90
Golub Capital BDC$300.65M13.72$273.79M$1.1313.70

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats Kayne Anderson BDC on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KBDC vs. The Competition

MetricKayne Anderson BDCFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.13B$1.47B$12.15B$20.89B
Dividend Yield10.02%10.82%5.55%3.62%
P/E Ratio8.9017.6819.1727.93
Price / Sales5.3362.8426.3872.74
Price / Cash8.5211.6721.6622.61
Price / Book0.960.972.334.70
Net Income$131.94M$144.88M$997.25M$993.85M
7 Day Performance-1.24%-0.44%1.39%1.99%
1 Month Performance2.21%5.57%4.45%5.85%
1 Year Performance-1.08%-3.74%542.15%13.36%

Kayne Anderson BDC Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KBDC
Kayne Anderson BDC
2.0315 of 5 stars
$16.03
+0.4%
$16.50
+3.0%
-1.0%$1.13B$213.11M8.90N/APositive News
GBDC
Golub Capital BDC
2.8493 of 5 stars
$15.14
-1.9%
$15.50
+2.4%
-0.4%$4.11B$724.68M13.40N/APositive News
HTGC
Hercules Capital
2.515 of 5 stars
$19.11
-1.2%
$20.08
+5.1%
-8.5%$3.39B$310.72M14.36100Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
TSLX
Sixth Street Specialty Lending
2.5912 of 5 stars
$24.28
-2.1%
$22.81
-6.0%
+15.2%$2.33B$236.90M12.84N/APositive News
Upcoming Earnings
MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
1.7815 of 5 stars
$19.62
-0.4%
$20.10
+2.4%
-3.7%$1.73B$416.08M9.00N/A
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
1.2981 of 5 stars
$11.63
-2.1%
$12.00
+3.2%
-21.9%$1.39B$434.37M25.83N/APositive News
NMFC
New Mountain Finance
1.7162 of 5 stars
$10.58
-1.1%
$10.67
+0.8%
-13.3%$1.15B$371.67M10.58N/A
BBDC
BARINGS BDC
2.3727 of 5 stars
$9.50
-0.9%
$9.67
+1.8%
-5.1%$1.01B$286.17M10.1026
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
2.7937 of 5 stars
$33.10
+0.3%
$38.50
+16.3%
+4.0%$1.01B$434.51M9.82380Dividend Announcement
BCSF
Bain Capital Specialty Finance
1.9363 of 5 stars
$15.17
-2.3%
$16.50
+8.8%
-6.1%$1.01B$292.65M8.721,000Positive News
TRIN
Trinity Capital
2.0238 of 5 stars
$14.83
-0.9%
$15.38
+3.7%
+5.1%$967.82M$237.69M6.7740

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