Head to Head Review: Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) & Its Rivals

Blue Owl Technology Finance (NYSE:OTF) is one of 1,265 public companies in the “Asset Management” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Blue Owl Technology Finance to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

23.8% of shares of all “Asset Management” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.8% of shares of all “Asset Management” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Owl Technology Finance and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Owl Technology Finance	62.89%	6.91%	4.07%
Blue Owl Technology Finance Competitors	290.82%	17.33%	3.15%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Blue Owl Technology Finance and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Owl Technology Finance	$665.69 million	$319.23 million	6.84
Blue Owl Technology Finance Competitors	$430.43 million	$205.32 million	-7.67

Blue Owl Technology Finance has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Blue Owl Technology Finance is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Blue Owl Technology Finance and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Owl Technology Finance	0	1	1	0	2.50
Blue Owl Technology Finance Competitors	1113	4921	6430	109	2.44

Blue Owl Technology Finance currently has a consensus price target of $13.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.78%. As a group, “Asset Management” companies have a potential upside of 50.46%. Given Blue Owl Technology Finance’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Technology Finance has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Dividends

Blue Owl Technology Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. Blue Owl Technology Finance pays out 82.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Asset Management” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 36.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Blue Owl Technology Finance competitors beat Blue Owl Technology Finance on 8 of the 14 factors compared.

Blue Owl Technology Finance Company Profile

Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company focused on making debt and equity investments to U.S. technology-related companies, with a strategic focus on software. Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. is based in NEW YORK.