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 AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrends KCAP vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, 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), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), 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 Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Is KCAP or PSEC more profitable? Prospect Capital has a net margin of 1.18% compared to Portman Ridge Finance's net margin of -35.34%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% 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 1.18%12.31%5.79% Does the media prefer KCAP or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 15 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Prospect Capital and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.28 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 analysts prefer KCAP or PSEC? Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.21%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 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 12.7%. 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 -270.0% 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. Which has more volatility and risk, KCAP or PSEC? Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 better valuation and 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$27.09M23.09-$9.57M$0.2762.04Prospect Capital$101.04M18.57$262.83M-$0.20-21.19 Do institutionals & insiders 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryProspect Capital beats Portman Ridge Finance on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$625.45M$5.34M$11.02B$8.10BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.47%4.04%P/E Ratio62.04N/A23.9619.06Price / Sales23.097.8525.42119.43Price / Cash37.57N/A17.7034.64Price / Book3.96N/A2.734.28Net Income-$9.57M-$350,000.00$1.03B$246.71M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$16.75-1.1%N/A-11.1%$625.45M$27.09M62.0413Positive NewsGap DownPSECProspect Capital0.7588 of 5 stars$4.35-0.7%$4.50+3.4%-22.0%$1.93B$101.04M-21.752,019OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.6218 of 5 stars$15.97-0.9%$16.75+4.9%-21.0%$1.31B$48.88M23.84N/APositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.6883 of 5 stars$172.11-5.2%$225.75+31.2%-29.2%$1.20B$902.82M10.18770News CoverageCSWCCapital Southwest2.4421 of 5 stars$22.73-1.1%$25.25+11.1%-9.5%$1.15B$98.09M16.1220Positive NewsSLRCSLR Investment1.5213 of 5 stars$17.76-0.3%$15.50-12.7%+9.7%$968.99M$104.99M10.03N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageFDUSFidus Investment1.7539 of 5 stars$21.83-1.2%N/A+10.0%$740.36M$99.67M7.80N/AShort Interest ↑TCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.0296 of 5 stars$8.26-0.7%$8.67+4.9%-24.9%$702.74M$-45,395,366.00-16.5219,800GLADGladstone Capital1.8601 of 5 stars$27.32-1.6%$23.00-15.8%+28.5%$610.06M$105.41M6.6870Positive NewsGAINGladstone Investment0.7785 of 5 stars$13.43-0.5%$13.75+2.4%-6.6%$494.72M$66.70M6.9970PNNTPennantPark Investment0.8667 of 5 stars$7.19-0.3%$6.00-16.5%+2.9%$469.15M$64.78M27.64N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark Investment Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:KCAP) was last updated on 3/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE’s Next Move: Not what you thinkDonald Trump, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have kept their word. 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