Kayne Anderson BDC (NYSE:KBDC – Get Free Report) is one of 1,743 publicly-traded companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Kayne Anderson BDC to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Dividends
Kayne Anderson BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Kayne Anderson BDC pays out 146.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 29.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility & Risk
Kayne Anderson BDC has a beta of 0.32, indicating that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kayne Anderson BDC’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Kayne Anderson BDC | $235.82 million | $93.71 million | 11.38 |
| Kayne Anderson BDC Competitors | $5.22 billion | $399.10 million | 17.84 |
Kayne Anderson BDC’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kayne Anderson BDC. Kayne Anderson BDC is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kayne Anderson BDC and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kayne Anderson BDC | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Kayne Anderson BDC Competitors | 5561 | 20139 | 22479 | 642 | 2.37 |
Kayne Anderson BDC currently has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.89%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.42%. Given Kayne Anderson BDC’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kayne Anderson BDC has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Profitability
This table compares Kayne Anderson BDC and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kayne Anderson BDC | 24.17% | 10.78% | 5.09% |
| Kayne Anderson BDC Competitors | 318.24% | 11.44% | 3.69% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.9% of Kayne Anderson BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Kayne Anderson BDC rivals beat Kayne Anderson BDC on 12 of the 15 factors compared.
About Kayne Anderson BDC
Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is a business development company which invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans, with a secondary focus on unitranche and split-lien loans to middle market companies. Kayne Anderson BDC Inc. is based in CHICAGO.
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