Reviewing Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) and SouthPeak Interactive (OTCMKTS:SOPK)

SouthPeak Interactive (OTCMKTS:SOPK) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares SouthPeak Interactive and Blue Owl Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SouthPeak Interactive	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	48.25%	12.64%	5.65%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SouthPeak Interactive and Blue Owl Capital’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SouthPeak Interactive	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	$850.33 million	6.65	$753.61 million	$1.98	7.33

Blue Owl Capital has higher revenue and earnings than SouthPeak Interactive.

Volatility & Risk

SouthPeak Interactive has a beta of 3.19, meaning that its share price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for SouthPeak Interactive and Blue Owl Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SouthPeak Interactive	0	0	0	0	N/A
Blue Owl Capital	1	3	4	0	2.38

Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.34%.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

42.8% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.6% of SouthPeak Interactive shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by 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

Blue Owl Capital beats SouthPeak Interactive on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SouthPeak Interactive

SouthPeak Interactive Corporation develops, markets, and publishes interactive entertainment software. The company offers videogames for various gaming and entertainment hardware platforms, including home videogame consoles, such as Microsoft Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, and Sony PS3 and PS2; for handheld platforms, including Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, Sony PlayStation Portable, Sony PSPgo, and Apple iPhone; for game applications for the Next Generation NVIDIA Tegra mobile processor, which is used in Droid phones and tablets; and for personal computers. It serves various customers ranging from casual players to hardcore gaming enthusiasts. The company sells its products to retailers and distributors in North America and the United Kingdom, and primarily to distributors in the rest of Europe, Australia, and Asia. SouthPeak Interactive Corporation was founded in 1996 and is based in Midlothian, Virginia.

About Blue Owl Capital

Blue Owl Capital Corporation is a business development company. It specializes in direct and fund of fund investments. The fund makes investments in senior secured, direct lending or unsecured loans, subordinated loans or mezzanine loans and also considers equity-related securities including warrants and preferred stocks also pursues preferred equity investments, first lien, unitranche, and second lien term loans and common equity investments. Within private equity, it seeks to invest in growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, refinancings and recapitalizations. It seeks to invest in middle market and upper middle market companies based in the United States, with EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million annually and/or annual revenue of $50 million and $2.5 billion at the time of investment. It seeks to invest in investments with maturities typically between three and ten years. It seeks to make investments generally ranging in size between $20 million and $250 million.