Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN) vs StepStone Group Inc. (STEP)

• Main Street Capital Corporation MAIN 57.18 ▼ −0.76%
• StepStone Group Inc. STEP 42.63 ▼ −8.12%

Main Street Capital Corporation and StepStone Group Inc. are both Asset Management companies. Main Street Capital Corporation and StepStone Group Inc. are of similar size ($5.3B and $5.2B). StepStone Group Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Main Street Capital Corporation trades at 11.5×. StepStone Group Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 48.5% against 3.00%. Main Street Capital Corporation has the higher net margin (78.5% vs −30.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (6.18% vs −42.5%). Both pay a dividend; Main Street Capital Corporation yields more (5.94% vs 4.03%). Across the 18 metrics below, Main Street Capital Corporation leads on 13 and StepStone Group Inc. on 5.