Saratoga Investment (SAR) Competitors $24.59 -0.07 (-0.28%) As of 09:56 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, MUC, BCSF, AWF, BBDC, PFLT, and HQHShould 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), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), Barings BDC (BBDC), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), and Abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Saratoga Investment vs. Central Securities Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Bain Capital Specialty Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Barings BDC PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Abrdn Healthcare Investors Saratoga Investment (NYSE:SAR) and Central Securities (NYSE:CET) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends and earnings. Which has more risk and volatility, SAR or CET? Saratoga Investment has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Central Securities has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SAR or CET more profitable? Saratoga Investment has a net margin of 22.01% compared to Central Securities' net margin of 0.00%. Saratoga Investment's return on equity of 15.53% beat Central Securities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saratoga Investment22.01% 15.53% 4.80% Central Securities N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in SAR or CET? 19.1% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Central Securities shares are held by institutional investors. 12.0% of Saratoga Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Central Securities shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & 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$42.10M8.97$8.93M$2.0412.05Central Securities$296.20M4.57N/AN/AN/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAR or CET? Saratoga Investment received 269 more outperform votes than Central Securities when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSaratoga InvestmentOutperform Votes26957.48% Underperform Votes19942.52% Central SecuritiesN/AN/A 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 12.2%. Central Securities pays an annual dividend of $2.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Saratoga Investment pays out 147.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer SAR or CET? Saratoga Investment presently has a consensus target price of $24.58, indicating a potential downside of 0.03%. Given Saratoga Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Central Securities 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to SAR or CET? In the previous week, Saratoga Investment had 5 more articles in the media than Central Securities. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Saratoga Investment and 1 mentions for Central Securities. Central Securities' average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Saratoga Investment's score of 0.93 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Central Securities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummarySaratoga Investment beats Central Securities on 12 of the 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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 InvestmentInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$377.83M$11.81B$11.67B$19.75BDividend Yield12.35%24.46%5.46%3.84%P/E Ratio9.9240.6722.9635.29Price / Sales8.978.0126.7234.24Price / Cash6.1317.7117.6217.51Price / Book0.913.892.864.77Net Income$8.93M$419.40M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.16%0.31%0.55%0.22%1 Month Performance4.82%11.23%8.15%10.45%1 Year Performance5.13%9.45%539.40%5.21% Saratoga Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SARSaratoga Investment1.5742 of 5 stars$24.59-0.3%$24.580.0%+5.0%$377.83M$42.10M9.923,211CETCentral SecuritiesN/A$46.45+2.4%N/A+10.0%$1.34B$296.20M0.006News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGSBDGoldman Sachs BDC1.4064 of 5 stars$11.07+2.3%$12.00+8.5%-26.2%$1.30B$78.71M15.81N/APositive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.9814 of 5 stars$12.56+3.4%$13.80+9.9%-16.9%$1.17B$110.35M8.05N/ANMFCNew Mountain Finance2.2385 of 5 stars$10.68+2.6%$10.50-1.7%-13.9%$1.15B$118.17M10.17N/APositive NewsMUCBlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/A$10.54-0.3%N/A-3.6%$1.01B$6.39M0.00147,000Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.2106 of 5 stars$15.36+1.5%$16.50+7.4%-4.1%$996.65M$131.73M7.721,000Positive NewsAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.76+1.0%N/A+2.0%$927.84M$152.17M0.00N/APositive NewsBBDCBarings BDC1.6208 of 5 stars$8.68+1.3%$9.00+3.7%-7.1%$914.42M$123.59M8.3426Analyst ForecastPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital2.7108 of 5 stars$10.23+1.4%$11.38+11.2%-8.3%$899.35M$114.06M7.30658HQHAbrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$15.64+2.9%N/A-9.1%$842.40M$186.46M0.00147,000Positive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CET Competitors GSBD Competitors MFIC Competitors NMFC Competitors MUC Competitors BCSF Competitors AWF Competitors BBDC Competitors PFLT Competitors HQH 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 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker”Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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