Saratoga Investment (SAR) Competitors $25.26 -0.20 (-0.79%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.51 +0.25 (+0.99%) As of 08:00 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. BCAT, OXLC, CET, GSBD, MFIC, NMFC, PFLT, BBDC, BCSF, and AWFShould you be buying Saratoga Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saratoga Investment include BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (BCAT), Oxford Lane Capital (OXLC), Central Securities (CET), Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), and AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Saratoga Investment vs. Its Competitors BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust Oxford Lane Capital Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund 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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation and media sentiment. Which has more risk and volatility, SAR or BCAT? Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SAR or BCAT? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment and Saratoga Investment both had 3 articles in the media. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Saratoga Investment's score of 1.21 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend SAR or BCAT? Saratoga Investment currently has a consensus target price of $24.25, suggesting a potential downside of 4.00%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research 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) 2.00BlackRock 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 a better dividend stock? Saratoga Investment pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 23.0%. 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaratoga Investment$148.85M2.71$28.09M$2.4710.23BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust$197.67M8.05N/AN/AN/A 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 Investment24.85% 12.71% 4.04% BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust N/A N/A N/A SummaryBlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust beats Saratoga Investment on 7 of the 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SAR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$406.13M$1.61B$12.41B$20.94BDividend Yield11.78%11.36%5.52%3.58%P/E Ratio10.2310.7918.5926.59Price / Sales2.7147.6826.0355.16Price / Cash9.3511.1221.7523.54Price / Book0.920.962.355.45Net Income$28.09M$152.42M$1.01B$992.10M7 Day Performance-0.24%0.62%1.72%2.62%1 Month Performance0.92%-3.69%1.52%2.51%1 Year Performance9.40%-3.92%542.52%12.94% Saratoga Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SARSaratoga Investment1.5368 of 5 stars$25.26-0.8%$24.25-4.0%+12.2%$406.13M$148.85M10.233,211News CoveragePositive NewsBCATBlackRock Capital Allocation Term TrustN/A$14.79-0.6%N/A-10.8%$1.59B$197.67M0.00147,000Positive NewsOXLCOxford Lane Capital2.2851 of 5 stars$3.42flatN/A-34.7%$1.55B$57.31M4.12601Positive NewsCETCentral SecuritiesN/A$49.64-0.3%N/A+10.9%$1.44B$222.17M0.006News CoveragePositive NewsGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.3172 of 5 stars$11.15+0.2%$10.00-10.3%-20.3%$1.27B$434.37M8.85N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.0559 of 5 stars$12.99+0.9%$13.50+3.9%-5.6%$1.20B$301.78M8.04N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.495 of 5 stars$10.39+0.9%$10.75+3.5%-15.4%$1.10B$371.67M13.67N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.7412 of 5 stars$10.20-0.3%$10.88+6.7%-8.9%$1.01B$89.89M7.28658Positive NewsShort Interest ↓BBDCBARINGS BDC3.2978 of 5 stars$9.66+1.4%$9.67+0.1%-3.1%$1.00B$286.17M10.0626Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.7006 of 5 stars$15.22+1.1%$16.50+8.4%-6.2%$976.27M$292.65M9.171,000Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$11.18+0.5%N/A+0.7%$958.87MN/A0.00N/AUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BCAT Competitors OXLC Competitors CET Competitors GSBD Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors PFLT Competitors BBDC Competitors BCSF Competitors AWF 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 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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