Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY) Competitors

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) and Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (NYSE:PTY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor OBDC or PTY?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 0 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Blue Owl Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	Very Positive
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in OBDC or PTY?

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OBDC or PTY more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 38.29% compared to Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.24% beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital	38.29%	11.24%	4.82%
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, OBDC or PTY?

Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBDC or PTY a better dividend stock?

Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. Blue Owl Capital pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Blue Owl Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, OBDC or PTY?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.54	$741.06M	$1.51	9.39
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend OBDC or PTY?

Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus price target of $15.42, suggesting a potential upside of 8.76%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.