Saratoga Investment (SAR) Competitors

Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE:BCAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts rate SAR or BCAT?

Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus price target of $24.25, suggesting a potential downside of 1.38%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saratoga Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SAR or BCAT more profitable?

Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 24.85% compared to BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 12.71% beat BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saratoga Investment	24.85%	12.71%	4.04%
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is SAR or BCAT a better dividend stock?

Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 24.1%. Saratoga Investment pays out 121.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SAR or BCAT?

Saratoga Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saratoga Investment	$148.85M	2.63	$28.09M	$2.47	9.96
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	$159.64M	10.24	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SAR or BCAT?

19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SAR or BCAT?

In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 7 mentions for BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Saratoga Investment's score of 0.74 indicating that BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Saratoga Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, SAR or BCAT?

Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Saratoga Investment and BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.