PSBD vs. ECPG, PRAA, PLBC, NICK, MCVT, OCTO, SPNT, BKU, INDB, and SFNC
Should you be buying Palmer Square Capital BDC stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Palmer Square Capital BDC include Encore Capital Group (ECPG), PRA Group (PRAA), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), Nicholas Financial (NICK), Mill City Ventures III (MCVT), Eightco (OCTO), SiriusPoint (SPNT), BankUnited (BKU), Independent Bank (INDB), and Simmons First National (SFNC).
Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) and Palmer Square Capital BDC (NYSE:PSBD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
In the previous week, Encore Capital Group had 3 more articles in the media than Palmer Square Capital BDC. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Encore Capital Group and 0 mentions for Palmer Square Capital BDC. Palmer Square Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Encore Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Encore Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Palmer Square Capital BDC has a net margin of 84.94% compared to Palmer Square Capital BDC's net margin of -16.30%. Encore Capital Group's return on equity of 18.90% beat Palmer Square Capital BDC's return on equity.
6.5% of Palmer Square Capital BDC shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Encore Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Palmer Square Capital BDC has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Encore Capital Group.
Encore Capital Group presently has a consensus target price of $66.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.19%. Palmer Square Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $16.93, suggesting a potential upside of 1.98%. Given Palmer Square Capital BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Encore Capital Group is more favorable than Palmer Square Capital BDC.
Encore Capital Group received 318 more outperform votes than Palmer Square Capital BDC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.69% of users gave Encore Capital Group an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Palmer Square Capital BDC an outperform vote.
Summary
Encore Capital Group beats Palmer Square Capital BDC on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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