Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (APAM) vs FS KKR Capital Corp. (FSK)

• Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. APAM 32.29 ▼ −1.43%
• FS KKR Capital Corp. FSK 10.33 ▼ −3.73%

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. and FS KKR Capital Corp. are both Asset Management companies. FS KKR Capital Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $3.0B against $2.7B — 1.1× the size. FS KKR Capital Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. trades at 7.8×. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 9.78% against −20.1%. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. has the higher net margin (22.1% vs −28.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (84.8% vs 2.98%). Both pay a dividend; FS KKR Capital Corp. yields more (18.9% vs 7.59%). Across the 20 metrics below, Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. leads on 11 and FS KKR Capital Corp. on 9.