Saratoga Investment (SAR) Competitors $24.25 +0.06 (+0.26%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.38 +0.13 (+0.55%) As of 05:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SAR vs. CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BCSF, BBDC, AWF, HQH, and PHKShould you be buying Saratoga Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saratoga Investment include Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Saratoga Investment vs. Its Competitors Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance BARINGS BDC AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund abrdn Healthcare Investors PIMCO High Income Fund Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is SAR or CET more profitable? Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 24.85% compared to Central Securities' net margin of 0.00%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 12.71% beat Central Securities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saratoga Investment24.85% 12.71% 4.04% Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Does the media prefer SAR or CET? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 8 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 2 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Saratoga Investment's score of 0.86 indicating that Central Securities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Saratoga Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 2 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 and risk, SAR or CET? Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SAR or CET? Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus target price of $24.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.01%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Saratoga Investment is more favorable than Central Securities.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) 2.00Central Securities 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SAR or CET? 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SAR or CET a better dividend stock? Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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 higher earnings and valuation, SAR or CET? Saratoga Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Central Securities. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaratoga Investment$49.06M7.89$28.09M$2.479.82Central Securities$222.17M6.58N/AN/AN/A SummarySaratoga Investment beats Central Securities on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Saratoga Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSaratoga InvestmentFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$386.87M$1.52B$12.68B$21.37BDividend Yield12.20%11.35%5.41%3.49%P/E Ratio9.8211.49246.5529.83Price / Sales7.8954.4531.2188.60Price / Cash9.0010.7719.2518.13Price / Book0.890.912.324.58Net Income$28.09M$152.42M$1.01B$998.53M7 Day Performance-1.25%-2.98%0.48%1.07%1 Month Performance-4.22%-2.66%3.00%4.41%1 Year Performance3.24%-7.27%541.09%14.45% Saratoga Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SARSaratoga Investment1.2991 of 5 stars$24.25+0.3%$24.250.0%+4.2%$386.87M$49.06M9.823,211Dividend AnnouncementCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$50.09-0.3%N/A+12.1%$1.45B$222.17M0.006Positive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.666 of 5 stars$11.43-0.1%$10.00-12.5%-21.8%$1.31B$434.37M9.07N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.6066 of 5 stars$12.96-0.5%$13.30+2.6%-11.0%$1.22B$301.78M12.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNMFCNew Mountain Finance3.3158 of 5 stars$10.56-0.6%$10.75+1.8%-19.4%$1.13B$371.67M13.89N/ATrending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.832 of 5 stars$10.28+0.1%$10.88+5.8%-15.5%$1.02B$89.89M7.34658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance3.2192 of 5 stars$15.69+0.1%$16.50+5.2%-10.8%$1.02B$292.65M9.451,000Positive NewsGap DownBBDCBARINGS BDC2.7417 of 5 stars$9.44+0.5%$9.67+2.5%-7.9%$987.44M$286.17M9.8326Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.290.0%N/A+1.9%$973.53MN/A0.00N/AShort Interest ↑HQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$16.82-0.7%N/A-13.1%$912.42MN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$5.03+0.7%N/A+0.0%$856.60MN/A0.00147,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Competitors GSBD Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors PFLT Competitors BCSF Competitors BBDC Competitors AWF Competitors HQH Competitors PHK Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SAR) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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