Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Competitors $16.55 -0.25 (-1.47%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.56 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NCDL vs. HTGC, TSLX, MSDL, GSBD, NMFC, KBDC, BBDC, AMAL, BCSF, and TRINShould 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), 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. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending vs. Its Competitors Hercules Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Goldman Sachs BDC New Mountain Finance Kayne Anderson BDC Barings Bdc Amalgamated Financial Bain Capital Specialty Finance Trinity Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE:HTGC) and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more volatility and risk, HTGC or NCDL? 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. Is HTGC or NCDL more profitable? 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% Does the media prefer HTGC or NCDL? In the previous week, Hercules Capital had 4 more articles in the media than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Hercules Capital and 4 mentions for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Hercules Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's score of 0.47 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HTGC or NCDL? 19.7% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hercules Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending shares are owned 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. Is HTGC or NCDL a better dividend stock? Hercules Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate HTGC or NCDL? Hercules Capital presently has a consensus price target of $20.08, suggesting a potential upside of 4.60%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $16.63, suggesting a potential upside of 0.43%. Given Hercules Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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) 2.67Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has higher earnings and valuation, HTGC or NCDL? 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 RatioHercules Capital$493.59M6.82$262.97M$1.3314.44Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending$224.04M3.71$116.32M$1.878.85 SummaryHercules Capital beats Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NCDL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding NCDL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NCDL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNuveen Churchill Direct LendingFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$844.73M$1.50B$12.21B$21.04BDividend Yield10.71%10.92%5.57%3.61%P/E Ratio8.8517.3318.9827.92Price / Sales3.7161.5926.1456.65Price / Cash7.9211.5021.5723.29Price / Book0.930.952.174.54Net Income$116.32M$144.88M$999.65M$993.24M7 Day Performance-1.94%-1.67%-0.67%-0.49%1 Month Performance0.66%2.74%2.61%3.37%1 Year Performance-4.26%-5.54%539.24%9.34% Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending1.7839 of 5 stars$16.55-1.5%$16.63+0.4%-4.6%$844.73M$224.04M8.85N/AHTGCHercules Capital2.7003 of 5 stars$19.27+0.8%$20.08+4.2%-10.7%$3.38B$310.72M14.49100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.5011 of 5 stars$24.39+0.5%$22.81-6.4%+14.2%$2.29B$236.90M12.90N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund1.4084 of 5 stars$19.80+1.0%$20.10+1.5%-3.1%$1.74B$416.08M9.08N/AGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.179 of 5 stars$11.78+1.3%$12.00+1.9%-22.9%$1.38B$434.37M26.17N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance1.7789 of 5 stars$10.62+0.4%$10.67+0.4%-15.3%$1.15B$371.67M10.62N/AUpcoming EarningsKBDCKayne Anderson BDC2.0192 of 5 stars$15.95+0.3%$16.50+3.5%-3.1%$1.13B$213.11M8.86N/APositive NewsBBDCBarings Bdc2.7275 of 5 stars$9.54+0.4%$9.67+1.4%-7.0%$1.01B$286.17M10.1426AMALAmalgamated Financial3.4637 of 5 stars$32.81-0.9%$38.50+17.3%-7.3%$1.00B$434.51M9.74380Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance1.7436 of 5 stars$15.26+0.6%$16.50+8.2%-9.9%$989.58M$131.73M8.771,000Upcoming EarningsTRINTrinity Capital2.2794 of 5 stars$14.93+0.7%$15.38+3.0%+1.0%$965.24M$190.27M6.8240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HTGC Alternatives TSLX Alternatives MSDL Alternatives GSBD Alternatives NMFC Alternatives KBDC Alternatives BBDC Alternatives AMAL Alternatives BCSF Alternatives TRIN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:NCDL) was last updated on 7/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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