Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Carlyle Secured Lending (NASDAQ:CGBD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media favor ERO or CGBD?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 1 more articles in the media than Carlyle Secured Lending. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ero Copper and 1 mentions for Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.87 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Carlyle Secured Lending	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ERO or CGBD?

Ero Copper presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.32%. Carlyle Secured Lending has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential downside of 11.06%. Given Carlyle Secured Lending's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Carlyle Secured Lending.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Carlyle Secured Lending	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ERO or CGBD?

Carlyle Secured Lending received 183 more outperform votes than Ero Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.72% of users gave Carlyle Secured Lending an outperform vote while only 17.39% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 4 17.39%	Underperform Votes 19 82.61%
Carlyle Secured Lending	Outperform Votes 187 57.72%	Underperform Votes 137 42.28%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ERO or CGBD?

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Carlyle Secured Lending. Carlyle Secured Lending is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ero Copper	$432.32M	4.67	$92.80M	$0.65	30.18
Carlyle Secured Lending	$241.63M	3.78	$92.28M	$1.71	10.52

Is ERO or CGBD more profitable?

Carlyle Secured Lending has a net margin of 38.15% compared to Carlyle Secured Lending's net margin of 14.23%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 12.92% beat Carlyle Secured Lending's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	14.23%	10.68%	5.46%
Carlyle Secured Lending	38.15%	12.92%	5.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, ERO or CGBD?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Carlyle Secured Lending has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ERO or CGBD?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Carlyle Secured Lending shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ero Copper beats Carlyle Secured Lending on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.