MFS Intermediate Income Trust (MIN) Competitors

Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and MFS Intermediate Income Trust (NYSE:MIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GSBD or MIN?

Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than MFS Intermediate Income Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Goldman Sachs BDC	$434.37M	2.58	$62.87M	$1.26	7.81
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is GSBD or MIN more profitable?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to MFS Intermediate Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat MFS Intermediate Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldman Sachs BDC	36.17%	13.95%	6.17%
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, GSBD or MIN?

Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MFS Intermediate Income Trust has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GSBD or MIN a better dividend stock?

Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. MFS Intermediate Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. 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.

Does the media favor GSBD or MIN?

In the previous week, Goldman Sachs BDC had 2 more articles in the media than MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC and 1 mentions for MFS Intermediate Income Trust. MFS Intermediate Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Goldman Sachs BDC's score of 1.21 indicating that MFS Intermediate Income Trust 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend GSBD or MIN?

Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.68%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than MFS Intermediate Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Goldman Sachs BDC	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.33
MFS Intermediate Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSBD or MIN?

28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.9% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of MFS Intermediate Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Goldman Sachs BDC beats MFS Intermediate Income Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.