PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $7.19 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 02:58 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PNNT vs. ARCC, GBDC, GLAD, MFIC, NMFC, OCSL, PFLT, BCSF, MAIN, and TSLXShould you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment include Ares Capital (ARCC), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), Main Street Capital (MAIN), and Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. PennantPark Investment vs. Its Competitors Ares Capital Golub Capital BDC Gladstone Capital MidCap Financial Investment New Mountain Finance Oaktree Specialty Lending PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Bain Capital Specialty Finance Main Street Capital Sixth Street Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Is ARCC or PNNT a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.3%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% 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 Investment pays out 457.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PennantPark Investment has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. PennantPark Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is ARCC or PNNT more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 44.94% compared to PennantPark Investment's net margin of 11.33%. PennantPark Investment's return on equity of 11.59% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital44.94% 10.48% 5.00% PennantPark Investment 11.33%11.59%4.23% Do analysts recommend ARCC or PNNT? Ares Capital presently has a consensus target price of $22.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.52%. PennantPark Investment has a consensus target price of $6.33, suggesting a potential downside of 11.98%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than PennantPark Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78PennantPark Investment 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ARCC or PNNT? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, ARCC or PNNT? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Investment. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PennantPark Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$2.99B5.26$1.52B$2.0510.88PennantPark Investment$61.29M7.67$48.85M$0.2134.26 Which has more volatility and risk, ARCC or PNNT? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer ARCC or PNNT? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 14 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for PennantPark Investment. PennantPark Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.29 indicating that PennantPark Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PennantPark Investment 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAres Capital beats PennantPark Investment on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PennantPark Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNNT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 PNNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPennantPark InvestmentInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$469.81M$303.96M$12.36B$9.81BDividend Yield13.33%12.66%5.42%4.48%P/E Ratio27.678.87228.8926.51Price / Sales7.677.4531.89107.89Price / Cash7.476.7819.0628.92Price / Book0.950.722.326.55Net Income$48.85M$19.57M$1.01B$266.04M7 Day Performance0.56%-4.75%-0.43%-0.79%1 Month Performance0.98%4.36%3.94%6.02%1 Year Performance2.86%-7.85%541.09%21.97% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment1.3737 of 5 stars$7.20+0.2%$6.33-12.0%+1.8%$469.81M$61.29M27.67N/APositive NewsARCCAres Capital2.0061 of 5 stars$22.08-1.1%$22.86+3.5%+5.9%$15.74B$2.99B10.772,550Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC1.8764 of 5 stars$14.65-0.9%$15.00+2.4%-0.9%$3.94B$724.68M10.32N/APositive NewsGLADGladstone Capital2.1718 of 5 stars$26.15-1.2%$24.50-6.3%+15.0%$591.29M$96.62M7.7170Positive NewsMFICMidCap Financial Investment1.952 of 5 stars$13.03-0.8%$13.30+2.1%-6.2%$1.23B$301.78M8.21N/APositive NewsNMFCNew Mountain Finance2.7689 of 5 stars$10.34-0.5%$10.75+4.0%-14.4%$1.11B$371.67M7.99N/APositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.5639 of 5 stars$13.65-0.7%$15.00+9.9%-18.9%$1.21B$381.67M24.38N/APositive NewsPFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.1113 of 5 stars$10.08-1.1%$10.88+7.9%-9.9%$999.62M$89.89M7.20658News CoverageAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.1219 of 5 stars$15.40-0.5%$16.50+7.1%-8.8%$1.00B$292.65M9.281,000News CoveragePositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.7595 of 5 stars$64.02-1.6%$59.75-6.7%+33.1%$5.82B$541.03M10.5590Positive NewsTSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending2.1016 of 5 stars$24.06-0.1%$23.28-3.3%+15.4%$2.27B$482.53M11.97N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Sixth Street Specialty Lending 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:PNNT) was last updated on 9/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredWarren Buffett Issues Cryptic Warning on U.S. DollarImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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