Royce Small-Cap Trust (RVT) Competitors

Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) and Royce Small-Cap Trust (NYSE:RVT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, OBDC or RVT?

Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royce Small-Cap Trust has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OBDC or RVT more profitable?

Blue Owl Capital has a net margin of 38.29% compared to Royce Small-Cap Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 11.24% beat Royce Small-Cap Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Capital	38.29%	11.24%	4.82%
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor OBDC or RVT?

In the previous week, Blue Owl Capital had 9 more articles in the media than Royce Small-Cap Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Blue Owl Capital and 3 mentions for Royce Small-Cap Trust. Royce Small-Cap Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Blue Owl Capital's score of 1.49 indicating that Royce Small-Cap Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Blue Owl Capital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royce Small-Cap Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Royce Small-Cap Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OBDC or RVT?

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Royce Small-Cap Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Capital	$1.60B	4.59	$741.06M	$1.51	9.49
Royce Small-Cap Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate OBDC or RVT?

Blue Owl Capital currently has a consensus target price of $15.42, indicating a potential upside of 7.55%. Given Blue Owl Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Royce Small-Cap Trust.

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
Royce Small-Cap Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is OBDC or RVT a better dividend stock?

Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Royce Small-Cap Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.31 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. 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.

Summary

Blue Owl Capital beats Royce Small-Cap Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.