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34 stocks in Financial Services · Financials sector
The Financial Services industry within the Financials sector comprises 34 stocks in our coverage universe, with an average composite score of 42.4/100. The quantitative outlook is cautious, with only 0% of stocks earning a Buy rating or higher. Our 6-factor model evaluates each financial services company across quality, value, momentum, investment, stability, and short interest to identify the strongest quantitative opportunities.
#1 GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. (GBDC) — Composite score: 64.2/100, rated Hold. GBDC is a mid-cap financial company with a market cap of $3.5B. Its strongest factor is Quality at 91/100.
#2 SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP. (SAR) — Composite score: 55.3/100, rated Hold. SAR is a small-cap financial company with a market cap of $362M. Its strongest factor is Momentum at 85/100.
#3 Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) — Composite score: 53.4/100, rated Hold. CGBD is a small-cap financial company with a market cap of $911M. Its strongest factor is Quality at 72/100.
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc.
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
Barings BDC, Inc.
SLR Investment Corp.
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc.
FIDUS INVESTMENT Corp
GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE
ARES CAPITAL CORP
Main Street Capital CORP
SURO CAPITAL CORP.
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Stellus Capital Investment Corp
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
MidCap Financial Investment Corp
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
Horizon Technology Finance Corp
CION Investment Corp
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP
New Mountain Finance Corp
Oxford Square Capital Corp.
RAND CAPITAL CORP
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP
Blue Owl Capital Corp
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
Great Elm Capital Corp.
FS KKR Capital Corp
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
OFS Capital Corp
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
Showing all 34 stocks in Financial Services
Based on our quantitative model, the top-rated financial services stocks are GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. (GBDC, Hold), SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP. (SAR, Hold), Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD, Hold). These stocks score highest on our composite metric that combines quality, value, momentum, investment, stability, and short interest factors.
Of the 34 financial services stocks we cover, 0 are rated Strong Buy and 0 are rated Buy, for a total of 0 stocks with bullish ratings. 8 stocks are rated Hold, while 26 carry Reduce or Avoid ratings.
Financial Services stocks in our universe have an average composite score of 42.4/100. Scores above 65 generally correspond to Buy ratings, while scores above 75 indicate Strong Buy. The average tells you how the industry compares to the broader market on our quantitative factors.
Financial Services is a sub-industry within the Financials sector. While sector-level trends influence all companies in the group, financial services stocks have their own supply-demand dynamics, competitive structure, and growth drivers. Our model scores each stock individually, allowing you to find the best opportunities regardless of broader sector conditions.