Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Competitors

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

24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Carlyle Secured Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Carlyle Secured Lending pays out 197.2% 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 120.0% 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 has a net margin of 29.56% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 19.52%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's return on equity of 9.80% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.

Carlyle Secured Lending presently has a consensus price target of $12.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.13%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus price target of $14.44, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Carlyle Secured Lending is more favorable than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending.

In the previous week, Carlyle Secured Lending had 7 more articles in the media than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending and 1 mentions for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's score of 0.77 indicating that Carlyle Secured Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. New Mountain Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Mountain Finance pays out -172.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New Mountain Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

32.1% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.9% of New Mountain Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, New Mountain Finance had 2 more articles in the media than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for New Mountain Finance and 1 mentions for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat New Mountain Finance's score of 0.34 indicating that Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending currently has a consensus target price of $14.44, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. New Mountain Finance has a consensus target price of $9.08, suggesting a potential upside of 31.83%. Given New Mountain Finance's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe New Mountain Finance is more favorable than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, New Mountain Finance has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a net margin of 29.56% compared to New Mountain Finance's net margin of -18.65%. New Mountain Finance's return on equity of 11.14% beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's return on equity.

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

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending currently has a consensus target price of $14.44, indicating a potential upside of 19.47%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.93%. Given Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is more favorable than Bain Capital Specialty Finance.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Bain Capital Specialty Finance has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

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

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a net margin of 29.56% compared to Bain Capital Specialty Finance's net margin of 27.00%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's return on equity of 10.44% beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's return on equity.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays out 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance pays out 147.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bain Capital Specialty Finance has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bain Capital Specialty Finance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending both had 1 articles in the media. Bain Capital Specialty Finance's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's score of 0.77 indicating that Bain Capital Specialty Finance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund pays out 161.3% 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 120.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

36.5% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund has a net margin of 31.63% compared to Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's net margin of 29.56%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's return on equity of 11.73% beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's return on equity.

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund currently has a consensus target price of $24.78, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a consensus target price of $14.44, suggesting a potential upside of 19.47%. Given Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending is more favorable than Blackstone Secured Lending Fund.

In the previous week, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund had 5 more articles in the media than Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blackstone Secured Lending Fund and 1 mentions for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's score of 0.77 indicating that Blackstone Secured Lending Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.