PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT) Competitors

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NASDAQ:PFLT) and Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ:GBDC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PFLT or GBDC?

Golub Capital BDC received 50 more outperform votes than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.90% of users gave Golub Capital BDC an outperform vote while only 50.50% of users gave PennantPark Floating Rate Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	Outperform Votes 253 50.50%	Underperform Votes 248 49.50%
Golub Capital BDC	Outperform Votes 303 55.90%	Underperform Votes 239 44.10%

Does the media prefer PFLT or GBDC?

In the previous week, Golub Capital BDC had 7 more articles in the media than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Golub Capital BDC and 1 mentions for PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. Golub Capital BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's score of 1.00 indicating that Golub Capital BDC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Golub Capital BDC	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PFLT or GBDC?

19.8% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Golub Capital BDC shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate PFLT or GBDC?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Golub Capital BDC has a consensus target price of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.14%. Given PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is more favorable than Golub Capital BDC.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Golub Capital BDC	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is PFLT or GBDC more profitable?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a net margin of 59.16% compared to Golub Capital BDC's net margin of 42.14%. Golub Capital BDC's return on equity of 11.99% beat PennantPark Floating Rate Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	59.16%	10.99%	5.30%
Golub Capital BDC	42.14%	11.99%	5.46%

Which has more risk and volatility, PFLT or GBDC?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital has a beta of 1.69, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Golub Capital BDC has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PFLT or GBDC?

Golub Capital BDC has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Floating Rate Capital. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Golub Capital BDC, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital	$139.34M	5.81	$39.26M	$1.62	6.81
Golub Capital BDC	$603.09M	4.38	$258.63M	$1.65	9.33

Is PFLT or GBDC a better dividend stock?

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.2%. Golub Capital BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital pays out 75.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Golub Capital BDC pays out 94.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Golub Capital BDC beats PennantPark Floating Rate Capital on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.