PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $7.11 +0.09 (+1.28%) Closing price 01/31/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.11 0.00 (0.00%) As of 01/31/2025 06:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends PNNT vs. VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, DHIL, and SCMShould you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment include 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), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. PennantPark Investment vs. Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Stellus Capital Investment Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is VRTS or PNNT more profitable? Virtus Investment Partners has a net margin of 13.43% compared to PennantPark Investment's net margin of 7.55%. Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity of 20.64% beat PennantPark Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Investment Partners13.43% 20.64% 5.00% PennantPark Investment 7.55%12.10%4.55% Do analysts recommend VRTS or PNNT? Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus target price of $238.50, suggesting a potential upside of 20.07%. PennantPark Investment has a consensus target price of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 15.61%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than PennantPark Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75PennantPark Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VRTS or PNNT? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 6.1% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, VRTS or PNNT? Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Investment. Virtus Investment Partners 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 RatioVirtus Investment Partners$884.28M1.58$130.62M$16.4512.08PennantPark Investment$143.82M3.23$48.85M$0.1741.83 Does the media favor VRTS or PNNT? In the previous week, Virtus Investment Partners had 10 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners and 1 mentions for PennantPark Investment. PennantPark Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.29 indicating that PennantPark Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral PennantPark Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is VRTS or PNNT a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.5%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PennantPark Investment pays out 564.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRTS or PNNT? PennantPark Investment received 36 more outperform votes than Virtus Investment Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.59% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote while only 53.16% of users gave Virtus Investment Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVirtus Investment PartnersOutperform Votes32853.16% Underperform Votes28946.84% PennantPark InvestmentOutperform Votes36457.59% Underperform Votes26842.41% Which has more risk & volatility, VRTS or PNNT? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVirtus Investment Partners beats PennantPark Investment on 13 of the 20 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. 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 PNNT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPennantPark InvestmentInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$452.50M$1.19B$11.85B$9.12BDividend Yield13.85%14.96%5.76%3.99%P/E Ratio41.8313.7324.2114.21Price / Sales3.2311.2827.5083.19Price / Cash7.2013.8518.3137.70Price / Book0.940.942.674.71Net Income$48.85M$113.88M$1.07B$224.24M7 Day Performance1.79%2.57%0.35%-0.17%1 Month Performance0.42%4.21%1.69%0.60%1 Year Performance2.75%-3.10%14.82%20.43% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment1.5843 of 5 stars$7.11+1.3%$6.00-15.6%+1.0%$452.50M$143.82M41.83N/APositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.1481 of 5 stars$210.31+0.7%$238.50+13.4%-15.9%$1.48B$845.27M12.78770News CoverageOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2145 of 5 stars$15.82+0.9%$16.75+5.9%-24.5%$1.30B$381.67M21.96N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CSWCCapital Southwest2.5977 of 5 stars$22.44+0.2%$25.67+14.4%-8.3%$1.07B$178.13M13.6820Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageSLRCSLR Investment1.4338 of 5 stars$16.66-0.2%$15.25-8.5%+10.8%$908.97M$229.31M9.41N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.4675 of 5 stars$9.24-1.3%$9.00-2.5%-19.8%$790.42M$209.33M-18.4719,800Short Interest ↓FDUSFidus Investment3.1154 of 5 stars$22.40+0.5%N/A+15.8%$759.47M$130.11M8.00N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGLADGladstone Capital2.0465 of 5 stars$29.89-0.8%$23.00-23.1%+40.4%$667.44M$96.62M7.8770Dividend CutShort Interest ↓GAINGladstone Investment0.4165 of 5 stars$13.56+1.4%$13.75+1.4%-6.2%$496.78M$87.31M12.7770Dividend CutDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.5195 of 5 stars$149.94+0.1%N/A-5.9%$407.82M$136.72M8.49130Short Interest ↓Positive NewsSCMStellus Capital Investment1.6079 of 5 stars$14.77-0.4%$13.63-7.8%+13.7%$399.68M$105.85M7.54599Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 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 Diamond Hill Investment Group Competitors Stellus Capital 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:PNNT) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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