Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) Competitors

FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Is FSK or OBDC a better dividend stock?

FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. FS KKR Capital pays out 134.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Does the media favor FSK or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 6 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 5 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 0.54 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FS KKR Capital	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FSK or OBDC?

FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend FSK or OBDC?

FS KKR Capital presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential downside of 8.94%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $15.64, suggesting a potential upside of 7.62%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FS KKR Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FSK or OBDC?

36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FSK or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FS KKR Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FS KKR Capital	$1.72B	N/A	$585M	$1.90	11.27
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.65	$741.06M	$1.55	9.38

Is FSK or OBDC more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 39.42% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 31.53%. FS KKR Capital's return on equity of 11.78% beat Blue Owl Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FS KKR Capital	31.53%	11.78%	5.27%
Blue Owl Capital	39.42%	11.72%	4.99%

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.