Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC – Get Free Report) is one of 1,743 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Golub Capital BDC to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings and profitability.
Dividends
Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. Golub Capital BDC pays out 203.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Golub Capital BDC and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Golub Capital BDC | $870.78 million | $376.65 million | 19.60 |
| Golub Capital BDC Competitors | $5.22 billion | $399.10 million | 17.84 |
Golub Capital BDC’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Golub Capital BDC. Golub Capital BDC is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Risk & Volatility
Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC’s competitors have a beta of 0.81, indicating that their average share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Golub Capital BDC and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Golub Capital BDC | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2.86 |
| Golub Capital BDC Competitors | 5561 | 20139 | 22479 | 642 | 2.37 |
Golub Capital BDC currently has a consensus target price of $13.90, indicating a potential upside of 9.11%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.43%. Given Golub Capital BDC’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Golub Capital BDC has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Profitability
This table compares Golub Capital BDC and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Golub Capital BDC | 21.45% | 9.91% | 4.39% |
| Golub Capital BDC Competitors | 318.24% | 11.44% | 3.69% |
Summary
Golub Capital BDC competitors beat Golub Capital BDC on 8 of the 15 factors compared.
About Golub Capital BDC
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (GBDC) is a business development company and operates as an externally managed closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and minority equity investments in middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. It typically invests in diversified consumer services, automobiles, healthcare technology, insurance, health care equipment and supplies, hotels, restaurants and leisure, healthcare providers and services, IT services and specialty retails. It seeks to invest in the United States. It primarily invests in first lien traditional senior debt, first lien one stop, junior debt and equity, senior secured, one stop, unitranche, second lien, subordinated and mezzanine loans of middle-market companies, and warrants.
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