Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Portman Ridge Finance (KCAP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrends KCAP vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, and PNNTShould you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), and PennantPark Investment (PNNT). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Portman Ridge Finance vs. Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, KCAP or PSEC? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Portman Ridge Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPortman Ridge Finance$27.09M22.54-$9.57M$0.2760.56Prospect Capital$78.62M23.25$262.83M-$0.26-16.12 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KCAP or PSEC? Prospect Capital received 95 more outperform votes than Portman Ridge Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.79% of users gave Portman Ridge Finance an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPortman Ridge FinanceOutperform Votes22458.79% Underperform Votes15741.21% Prospect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.79% Underperform Votes29748.21% Which has more risk & volatility, KCAP or PSEC? Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate KCAP or PSEC? Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Is KCAP or PSEC more profitable? Prospect Capital has a net margin of -2.23% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -35.34%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.19% beat Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Portman Ridge Finance-35.34% 5.81% 3.52% Prospect Capital -2.23%12.19%5.73% Does the media prefer KCAP or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Portman Ridge Finance Neutral Prospect Capital Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KCAP or PSEC? 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is KCAP or PSEC a better dividend stock? Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out 148.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital pays out -207.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryProspect Capital beats Portman Ridge Finance on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get Portman Ridge Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KCAP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KCAP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPortman Ridge FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$610.51M$5.34M$11.33B$9.08BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.65%4.23%P/E Ratio60.56N/A25.7917.19Price / Sales22.547.8528.25117.05Price / Cash37.57N/A18.4737.85Price / Book3.87N/A2.624.78Net Income-$9.57M-$350,000.00$1.04B$225.60M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$16.35flatN/A-9.2%$610.51M$27.09M60.5613PSECProspect Capital0.6598 of 5 stars$4.38-2.7%$4.50+2.7%-31.6%$1.91B$861.66M-17.312,019VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.4927 of 5 stars$239.56-0.1%$244.25+2.0%-6.2%$1.68B$884.28M14.57770Analyst ForecastNews CoverageOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.4022 of 5 stars$15.39-0.6%$16.75+8.8%-25.3%$1.27B$57.61M22.28N/AAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.2517 of 5 stars$21.53-0.9%$25.67+19.2%-9.6%$1.03B$103.24M13.2527High Trading VolumeSLRCSLR Investment1.3308 of 5 stars$16.13-1.9%$15.25-5.5%+6.0%$879.97M$106.47M9.29N/ANews CoverageTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.6209 of 5 stars$9.19-3.4%$9.00-2.1%-25.7%$786.57M$209.33M-19.0219,800Ex-DividendFDUSFidus Investment2.0309 of 5 stars$21.14-1.1%$22.00+4.1%+5.1%$716.96M$99.67M7.64N/AEx-DividendNews CoverageGLADGladstone Capital1.5451 of 5 stars$27.55-1.3%$23.00-16.5%+30.8%$615.19M$98.55M7.3370News CoverageGAINGladstone Investment0.5641 of 5 stars$13.28-2.0%$13.75+3.5%-4.3%$487.23M$35.81M12.7870News CoveragePNNTPennantPark Investment0.9788 of 5 stars$6.83-0.6%$6.00-12.2%+4.6%$446.00M$143.82M40.88N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KCAP) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCould This Tiny Device Help You Make an Extra $30k a Year?I believe it’s going to power Elon Musk’s next AI revolution… A revolution he believes will be worth more t...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWARNING: “Buffett Indicator” flashing for first time in 50 yearsWarren Buffett has sold a staggering $97 billion worth of stocks this year... 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