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NCDL vs. HTGC, TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, NMFC, KBDC, BCSF, BBDC, AMAL, and TRIN

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

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending vs. Its Competitors

Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Hercules Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hercules Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hercules Capital$493.59M6.59$262.97M$1.3313.94
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending$224.04M3.74$116.32M$1.878.91

Hercules Capital has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Hercules Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.92, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $16.31, suggesting a potential downside of 2.14%. Given Hercules Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hercules Capital is more favorable than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Hercules Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

In the previous week, Hercules Capital had 10 more articles in the media than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hercules Capital and 3 mentions for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Hercules Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's score of -0.24 indicating that Hercules Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hercules Capital
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. Hercules Capital pays out 120.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays out 96.3% 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Hercules Capital has a net margin of 45.23% compared to Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's net margin of 44.83%. Hercules Capital's return on equity of 16.84% beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hercules Capital45.23% 16.84% 8.53%
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending 44.83%12.42%5.63%

Summary

Hercules Capital beats Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NCDL vs. The Competition

MetricNuveen Churchill Direct LendingFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$830.15M$1.47B$11.92B$20.52B
Dividend Yield10.90%11.05%5.57%3.76%
P/E Ratio8.9117.4119.9827.79
Price / Sales3.7453.7025.4140.48
Price / Cash7.7811.3721.4422.26
Price / Book0.940.942.264.58
Net Income$116.32M$144.88M$990.08M$982.91M
7 Day Performance2.46%1.78%0.87%1.31%
1 Month Performance2.90%1.69%3.68%4.85%
1 Year Performance-4.47%-6.53%540.88%14.09%

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NCDL
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending
1.6439 of 5 stars
$16.67
+1.0%
$16.31
-2.1%
-6.0%$830.15M$224.04M8.91N/A
HTGC
Hercules Capital
1.7766 of 5 stars
$18.34
+0.3%
$19.92
+8.6%
-13.1%$3.21B$493.59M13.78100
TSLX
Sixth Street Specialty Lending
2.1174 of 5 stars
$23.77
-0.2%
$22.81
-4.0%
+10.2%$2.23B$482.53M12.57N/A
MSDL
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
1.3727 of 5 stars
$18.80
+0.4%
$20.00
+6.4%
-17.9%$1.65B$416.08M8.62N/A
GSBD
Goldman Sachs BDC
1.8142 of 5 stars
$11.24
-0.1%
$12.00
+6.8%
-25.4%$1.32B$434.37M24.99N/APositive News
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NMFC
New Mountain Finance
1.8407 of 5 stars
$10.57
+0.1%
$10.67
+1.0%
-14.2%$1.14B$371.67M10.56N/APositive News
KBDC
Kayne Anderson BDC
1.8602 of 5 stars
$15.40
+0.9%
$16.38
+6.3%
-3.9%$1.09B$213.11M8.54N/A
BCSF
Bain Capital Specialty Finance
1.2293 of 5 stars
$15.01
-0.2%
$16.50
+9.9%
-9.2%$973.70M$292.65M8.631,000
BBDC
Barings Bdc
2.1506 of 5 stars
$9.16
+0.3%
$9.67
+5.5%
-7.5%$965.03M$286.17M9.7426
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
2.9652 of 5 stars
$31.41
+0.7%
$38.50
+22.6%
+28.1%$955.94M$434.51M9.27380
TRIN
Trinity Capital
2.0202 of 5 stars
$14.06
-0.1%
$15.13
+7.6%
+0.1%$908.35M$190.27M6.4240

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