Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund (PTY) Competitors

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

Is PTY or OBDC a better dividend stock?

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, PTY or OBDC?

Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PTY or OBDC more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 39.42% compared to Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.72% beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	39.42%	11.72%	4.99%

Does the media refer more to PTY or OBDC?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 8 more articles in the media than Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 3 mentions for Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund's score of 1.33 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
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 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 better earnings and valuation, PTY or OBDC?

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
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.67	$741.06M	$1.55	9.42

Do analysts rate PTY or OBDC?

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $15.64, suggesting a potential upside of 7.18%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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

10.3% of Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Blue Owl Capital 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Pimco Corporate & Income Opportunity Fund on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.