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 AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock KCAP vs. PSEC, OCSL, CSWC, VRTS, 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), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), 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 Capital Southwest Virtus Investment Partners SLR Investment Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:KCAP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and institutional ownership. Is PSEC or KCAP 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 Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% Portman Ridge Finance -35.34%5.81%3.52% Does the media prefer PSEC or KCAP? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 8 more articles in the media than Portman Ridge Finance. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Prospect Capital and 0 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital Positive Portman Ridge Finance Neutral Do analysts prefer PSEC or KCAP? Prospect Capital presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.15%. Given Prospect Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than Portman Ridge Finance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00Portman Ridge Finance 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PSEC or KCAP? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSEC or KCAP? 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 51.53% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.53% Underperform Votes30048.47% Portman Ridge FinanceOutperform Votes22458.79% Underperform Votes15741.21% Which has higher earnings & valuation, PSEC or KCAP? 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 RatioProspect Capital$101.04M16.28$262.83M-$0.20-18.45Portman Ridge Finance$27.09M16.93-$9.57M$0.2745.48 Is PSEC or KCAP a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.6%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PSEC or KCAP? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryProspect Capital beats Portman Ridge Finance on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$458.54M$5.34M$10.95B$7.78BDividend Yield10.67%N/A5.80%4.23%P/E Ratio45.48N/A21.9718.46Price / Sales16.937.8525.99104.20Price / Cash37.57N/A17.5934.62Price / Book2.90N/A2.634.21Net Income-$9.57M-$350,000.00$1.03B$248.18M Portman Ridge Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KCAPPortman Ridge FinanceN/A$12.28-0.1%N/A-37.1%$458.54M$27.09M45.4813Positive NewsGap DownPSECProspect Capital1.3585 of 5 stars$3.49-2.0%$4.50+28.9%-30.0%$1.56B$101.04M-17.452,019Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending0.8569 of 5 stars$14.08-1.9%$16.42+16.6%-24.9%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest2.8538 of 5 stars$19.36-1.6%$22.50+16.2%-21.1%$995.45M$98.09M13.7320Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.1555 of 5 stars$142.95-4.0%$179.00+25.2%-32.1%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeSLRCSLR Investment1.7256 of 5 stars$15.11-2.5%$15.85+4.9%+1.6%$845.68M$104.99M8.54N/AAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageFDUSFidus Investment1.4179 of 5 stars$18.15-2.2%$20.00+10.2%-5.5%$644.28M$91.39M6.48N/ATCPCBlackRock TCP Capital2.3971 of 5 stars$6.68-1.6%$8.33+24.8%-29.6%$568.31M$-45,395,366.00-13.3619,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGLADGladstone Capital2.2217 of 5 stars$23.95-3.9%$23.00-4.0%+19.3%$534.80M$105.41M5.8670Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment0.9479 of 5 stars$13.55-2.4%$13.75+1.5%-1.7%$499.14M$66.70M7.0670Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.769 of 5 stars$6.08-3.8%$6.00-1.3%-7.8%$397M$64.78M23.39N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Virtus Investment Partners 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 4/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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