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32 stocks in Financial Services · Financials sector
The Financial Services industry within the Financials sector comprises 32 stocks in our coverage universe, with an average composite score of 39.8/100. The quantitative outlook is cautious, with only 3% 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 SURO CAPITAL CORP. (SSSS) — Composite score: 60.2/100, rated Buy. SSSS is a micro-cap financials company with a market cap of $290M. Its strongest factor is Quality at 89/100.
#2 Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (GSBD) — Composite score: 47.5/100, rated Hold. GSBD is a small-cap financials company with a market cap of $986M. Its strongest factor is Stability at 85/100.
#3 GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE (GAIN) — Composite score: 37.9/100, rated Hold. GAIN is a small-cap financials company with a market cap of $571M. Its strongest factor is Stability at 88/100.
SURO CAPITAL CORP.
Composite Score
60.2
Verdict
Buy
Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc.
Composite Score
47.5
Verdict
Hold
GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE
Composite Score
37.9
Verdict
Hold
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Composite Score
50.8
Verdict
Hold
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
Composite Score
44.2
Verdict
Hold
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc.
Composite Score
39.8
Verdict
Hold
Barings BDC, Inc.
Composite Score
49.8
Verdict
Hold
Blue Owl Capital Corp
Composite Score
44.8
Verdict
Hold
Oxford Square Capital Corp.
Composite Score
39.6
Verdict
Hold
PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
Composite Score
42.1
Verdict
Reduce
Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
Composite Score
43.9
Verdict
Reduce
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.
Composite Score
41.0
Verdict
Reduce
New Mountain Finance Corp
Composite Score
40.6
Verdict
Reduce
MidCap Financial Investment Corp
Composite Score
34.4
Verdict
Reduce
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.
Composite Score
43.2
Verdict
Reduce
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP
Composite Score
37.2
Verdict
Reduce
SLR Investment Corp.
Composite Score
42.0
Verdict
Reduce
CION Investment Corp
Composite Score
45.7
Verdict
Reduce
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP
Composite Score
41.6
Verdict
Reduce
FS KKR Capital Corp
Composite Score
37.7
Verdict
Reduce
ARES CAPITAL CORP
Composite Score
34.4
Verdict
Reduce
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP
Composite Score
33.3
Verdict
Reduce
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp
Composite Score
32.8
Verdict
Reduce
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
Composite Score
34.6
Verdict
Reduce
PhenixFIN Corp
Composite Score
41.0
Verdict
Reduce
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
Composite Score
31.7
Verdict
Reduce
Stellus Capital Investment Corp
Composite Score
36.3
Verdict
Reduce
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp.
Composite Score
36.0
Verdict
Reduce
Main Street Capital CORP
Composite Score
28.6
Verdict
Reduce
Horizon Technology Finance Corp
Composite Score
37.5
Verdict
Reduce
OFS Capital Corp
Composite Score
31.0
Verdict
Avoid
Great Elm Capital Corp.
Composite Score
32.0
Verdict
Avoid
Showing all 32 stocks in Financial Services
Based on our quantitative model, the top-rated financial services stocks are SURO CAPITAL CORP. (SSSS, Buy), Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (GSBD, Hold), GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE (GAIN, Hold). These stocks score highest on our composite metric that combines quality, value, momentum, investment, stability, and short interest factors.
Of the 32 financial services stocks we cover, 0 are rated Strong Buy and 1 are rated Buy, for a total of 1 stocks with bullish ratings. 8 stocks are rated Hold, while 23 carry Reduce or Avoid ratings.
Financial Services stocks in our universe have an average composite score of 39.8/100. 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.