OBDC vs. FSK, DNP, PTY, ADX, USA, NUV, GAB, RVT, STEW, and OXLC
Should you be buying Blue Owl Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Blue Owl Capital include FS KKR Capital (FSK), DNP Select Income Fund (DNP), PIMCO Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY), Adams Diversified Equity Fund (ADX), Liberty All-Star Equity Fund (USA), Nuveen Municipal Value Fund (NUV), The Gabelli Equity Trust (GAB), Royce Value Trust (RVT), SRH Total Return Fund (STEW), and Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Blue Owl Capital vs.
FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 1 more articles in the media than FS KKR Capital. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 16 mentions for FS KKR Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat FS KKR Capital's score of 1.08 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
FS KKR Capital has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
36.3% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
FS KKR Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential downside of 6.55%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $15.64, suggesting a potential upside of 9.43%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than FS KKR Capital.
FS KKR Capital received 55 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote while only 45.93% of users gave FS KKR Capital an outperform vote.
Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and 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.
FS KKR Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years.
Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 37.26% compared to FS KKR Capital's net margin of 29.98%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 12.38% beat FS KKR Capital's return on equity.
Summary
Blue Owl Capital beats FS KKR Capital on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:OBDC) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
