FS KKR Capital (NYSE:FSK – Get Free Report) is one of 7,980 publicly-traded companies in the “” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare FS KKR Capital to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and risk.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
33.7% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.6% of shares of all “” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of FS KKR Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of shares of all “” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares FS KKR Capital and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| FS KKR Capital | 3.89% | 11.82% | 5.12% |
| FS KKR Capital Competitors | -1,407.17% | -299.01% | -26.21% |
Dividends
Risk and Volatility
FS KKR Capital has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS KKR Capital’s rivals have a beta of 0.69, suggesting that their average share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares FS KKR Capital and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| FS KKR Capital | $1.64 billion | $92.00 million | 83.33 |
| FS KKR Capital Competitors | $5.74 billion | $431.32 million | -58.69 |
FS KKR Capital’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than FS KKR Capital. FS KKR Capital is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for FS KKR Capital and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| FS KKR Capital | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| FS KKR Capital Competitors | 4389 | 23959 | 30126 | 618 | 2.46 |
FS KKR Capital presently has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.25%. As a group, “” companies have a potential upside of 859.40%. Given FS KKR Capital’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FS KKR Capital has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Summary
FS KKR Capital rivals beat FS KKR Capital on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
About FS KKR Capital
FS KKR Capital Corp. is a business development company specializing in investments in debt securities. It provides customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. It invest primarily in the senior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, the subordinated debt of private middle market U.S. companies. It seeks to purchase interests in loans through secondary market transactions or directly from the target companies as primary market investments. It also seeks to invest in first lien senior secured loans, second lien secured loans and, to a lesser extent, subordinated loans, or mezzanine loans. In connection with the debt investments, the firm also receives equity interests such as warrants or options as additional consideration. It also seek to purchase minority interests in the form of common or preferred equity in our target companies, either in conjunction with one of the debt investments or through a co-investment with a financial sponsor. Additionally, on an opportunistic basis, the fund may also invest in corporate bonds and similar debt securities. The fund does not seek to invest in start-up companies, turnaround situations, or companies with speculative business plans. It seeks to invest in small and middle-market companies based in United States. The fund seeks to invest in firms with annual revenue between $10 million to $2.5 billion. It focus on providing customized one-stop credit solutions to private upper middle market companies with annual EBITDA of $50 million to $100 million at the time of investment. It seeks to exit from securities by selling them in a privately negotiated over- the- counter market. For any investments that are not able to be sold within the secondary market, the firm seeks to exit such investments through repayment, an initial public offering of equity securities, merger, sale or recapitalization.
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