Analyzing Owl Rock Capital (NYSE:ORCC) & FirstCash (NYSE:FCFS)

Owl Rock Capital (NYSE:ORCC – Get Rating) and FirstCash (NYSE:FCFS – Get Rating) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares Owl Rock Capital and FirstCash's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.2% of Owl Rock Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Owl Rock Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of FirstCash shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Owl Rock Capital and FirstCash's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Owl Rock Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than FirstCash. Owl Rock Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstCash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Owl Rock Capital and FirstCash, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Owl Rock Capital presently has a consensus price target of $13.90, indicating a potential upside of 3.65%. Given Owl Rock Capital's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Owl Rock Capital is more favorable than FirstCash.

Dividends

Owl Rock Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. FirstCash pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Owl Rock Capital pays out 111.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. FirstCash pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Owl Rock Capital has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and FirstCash has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Volatility and Risk

Owl Rock Capital has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FirstCash has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Owl Rock Capital beats FirstCash on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Owl Rock Capital

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Owl Rock Capital Corp non traded business development company seeks investment opportunities in middle market companies located in the United States with an EBITDA of USD 10 – 250 million and annual revenue of USD 50 million – 2.5 billion. The fund focuses on broad range of sectors including business services, healthcare services, pharma & healthcare technology, aerospace & defense, software & technology and manufacturing & industrials. it provides financing in the form of senior secured or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and a lesser extent, equity-related securities and warrants for growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, re-financings and recapitalizations. Its investment size ranging from $20 to $250 million and it also acts as a lead investor.

About FirstCash

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FirstCash Holdings, Inc. operates retail pawn stores in the United States and Latin America. Its pawn stores lend money on the collateral of pledged personal property, including jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, and musical instruments, and retails merchandise acquired through collateral forfeitures on forfeited pawn loans and over-the-counter purchases of merchandise directly from customers. The firm is also involved in melting scrap jewelry, as well as selling gold, silver, and diamonds in commodity markets. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.

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