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MSIF vs. TSLX, SHOT, TRIN, WLTH, and CSWC

Should you buy MSC Income Fund stock or one of its competitors? MSC Income Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX), RMG ML Sports (SHOT), Trinity Capital (TRIN), Wealthfront (WLTH), and Capital Southwest (CSWC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does MSC Income Fund compare to Sixth Street Specialty Lending?

Sixth Street Specialty Lending (NYSE:TSLX) and MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sixth Street Specialty Lending, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Sixth Street Specialty Lending$449.05M3.82$209.99M$0.9519.02
MSC Income Fund$110.26M5.20-$155.54K-$0.00N/A

In the previous week, Sixth Street Specialty Lending had 2 more articles in the media than MSC Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Sixth Street Specialty Lending and 1 mentions for MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Sixth Street Specialty Lending's score of 0.81 indicating that MSC Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Sixth Street Specialty Lending
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
MSC Income Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Sixth Street Specialty Lending has a net margin of 21.79% compared to MSC Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Sixth Street Specialty Lending's return on equity of 11.33% beat MSC Income Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Sixth Street Specialty Lending21.79% 11.33% 5.16%
MSC Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

Sixth Street Specialty Lending presently has a consensus target price of $19.83, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. MSC Income Fund has a consensus target price of $13.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given MSC Income Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MSC Income Fund is more favorable than Sixth Street Specialty Lending.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Sixth Street Specialty Lending
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63
MSC Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

70.3% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Sixth Street Specialty Lending shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Sixth Street Specialty Lending beats MSC Income Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Income Fund compare to RMG ML Sports?

MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) and RMG ML Sports (NASDAQ:SHOT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

12.6% of RMG ML Sports shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.1% of RMG ML Sports shares are owned 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.

MSC Income Fund has higher revenue and earnings than RMG ML Sports. MSC Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RMG ML Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MSC Income Fund$110.26M5.20-$155.54K-$0.00N/A
RMG ML Sports-$91.96K-18,382.90-$54.86M-$0.32N/A

MSC Income Fund presently has a consensus price target of $13.88, suggesting a potential upside of 14.11%. Given MSC Income Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MSC Income Fund is more favorable than RMG ML Sports.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MSC Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
RMG ML Sports
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, MSC Income Fund and MSC Income Fund both had 1 articles in the media. RMG ML Sports' average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat MSC Income Fund's score of 1.02 indicating that RMG ML Sports is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
MSC Income Fund Positive
RMG ML Sports Very Positive

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MSC Income FundN/A N/A N/A
RMG ML Sports N/A N/A N/A

Summary

MSC Income Fund beats RMG ML Sports on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Income Fund compare to Trinity Capital?

MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) and Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

MSC Income Fund currently has a consensus price target of $13.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Trinity Capital has a consensus price target of $16.67, indicating a potential downside of 4.84%. Given MSC Income Fund's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe MSC Income Fund is more favorable than Trinity Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MSC Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Trinity Capital
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trinity Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MSC Income Fund$110.26M5.20-$155.54K-$0.00N/A
Trinity Capital$216.31M7.67$135.60M$1.7510.01

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 4 more articles in the media than MSC Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Trinity Capital and 1 mentions for MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Trinity Capital's score of 0.55 indicating that MSC Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MSC Income Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Trinity Capital
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Trinity Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 43.45% compared to MSC Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 14.94% beat MSC Income Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MSC Income FundN/A N/A N/A
Trinity Capital 43.45%14.94%6.69%

Summary

Trinity Capital beats MSC Income Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Income Fund compare to Wealthfront?

Wealthfront (NASDAQ:WLTH) and MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Wealthfront had 8 more articles in the media than MSC Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Wealthfront and 1 mentions for MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Wealthfront's score of 0.43 indicating that MSC Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Wealthfront
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
MSC Income Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Wealthfront presently has a consensus price target of $12.14, indicating a potential upside of 18.68%. MSC Income Fund has a consensus price target of $13.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Given Wealthfront's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wealthfront is more favorable than MSC Income Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wealthfront
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
MSC Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

MSC Income Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Wealthfront's net margin of -19.42%. MSC Income Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Wealthfront's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wealthfront-19.42% -14.62% -5.13%
MSC Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

MSC Income Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Wealthfront. MSC Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wealthfront, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wealthfront$364.99M4.38-$42.07M-$0.93N/A
MSC Income Fund$110.26M5.20-$155.54K-$0.00N/A

Summary

MSC Income Fund beats Wealthfront on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does MSC Income Fund compare to Capital Southwest?

MSC Income Fund (NYSE:MSIF) and Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Capital Southwest has higher revenue and earnings than MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Southwest, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
MSC Income Fund$110.26M5.20-$155.54K-$0.00N/A
Capital Southwest$232.10M6.29$113M$1.8112.67

MSC Income Fund currently has a consensus price target of $13.88, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Capital Southwest has a consensus price target of $23.60, indicating a potential upside of 2.94%. Given MSC Income Fund's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe MSC Income Fund is more favorable than Capital Southwest.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
MSC Income Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Capital Southwest
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

23.4% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Capital Southwest shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Capital Southwest has a net margin of 46.68% compared to MSC Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Capital Southwest's return on equity of 13.88% beat MSC Income Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
MSC Income FundN/A N/A N/A
Capital Southwest 46.68%13.88%6.45%

In the previous week, Capital Southwest had 2 more articles in the media than MSC Income Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Capital Southwest and 1 mentions for MSC Income Fund. MSC Income Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Capital Southwest's score of 0.92 indicating that MSC Income Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
MSC Income Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Capital Southwest
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Capital Southwest beats MSC Income Fund on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MSIF vs. The Competition

MetricMSC Income FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$570.74M$5.20B$13.58B$22.77B
Dividend YieldN/A7.51%5.99%3.68%
P/E Ratio-3,669.2929.3224.5127.67
Price / Sales5.201,198.18505.7122.15
Price / CashN/A47.8929.8619.25
Price / BookN/A3.502.704.64
Net Income-$155.54K$417.69M$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-3.12%-1.37%0.54%-2.48%
1 Month Performance-3.96%-3.03%-2.07%-5.73%
1 Year PerformanceN/A1.07%7.24%6.68%

MSC Income Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MSIF
MSC Income Fund
3.628 of 5 stars
$12.16
-0.5%
$13.88
+14.1%
N/A$570.74M$110.26MN/A110
TSLX
Sixth Street Specialty Lending
2.7051 of 5 stars
$18.24
-0.6%
$19.83
+8.8%
-20.3%$1.74B$449.05M19.19N/A
SHOT
RMG ML Sports
0.9444 of 5 stars
$9.86
+0.1%
N/AN/A$1.69B-$91.96KN/A8
TRIN
Trinity Capital
2.3594 of 5 stars
$17.57
-1.5%
$16.67
-5.1%
+9.9%$1.69B$216.31M9.29113
WLTH
Wealthfront
3.5059 of 5 stars
$9.84
-1.0%
$12.00
+22.0%
N/A$1.55B$364.99MN/A391

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This page (NYSE:MSIF) was last updated on 9/28/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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