PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $6.43 +0.06 (+0.94%) As of 04/24/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock PNNT vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, and DHILShould you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment 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 Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. PennantPark Investment vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, community ranking, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is PSEC or PNNT a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.7%. PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PennantPark Investment pays out 369.2% 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 favor PSEC or PNNT? PennantPark Investment received 45 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.50% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote while only 51.62% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.62% Underperform Votes29948.38% PennantPark InvestmentOutperform Votes36457.50% Underperform Votes26942.50% Does the media prefer PSEC or PNNT? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 9 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Prospect Capital and 1 mentions for PennantPark Investment. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat PennantPark Investment's score of -0.58 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital Positive PennantPark Investment Negative Do analysts rate PSEC or PNNT? Prospect Capital currently has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.62%. PennantPark Investment has a consensus price target of $6.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.69%. Given Prospect Capital's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than PennantPark Investment.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) 1.00PennantPark Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more risk & volatility, PSEC or PNNT? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PSEC or PNNT? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PSEC or PNNT more profitable? PennantPark Investment has a net margin of 11.33% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat PennantPark Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% PennantPark Investment 11.33%11.59%4.23% Which has better earnings & valuation, PSEC or PNNT? Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than PennantPark Investment. Prospect 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 RatioProspect Capital$101.04M16.19$262.83M-$0.20-18.35PennantPark Investment$64.78M6.48$48.85M$0.2624.73 SummaryProspect Capital beats PennantPark Investment on 10 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. 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$419.85M$1.03B$11.14B$7.70BDividend Yield15.48%12.70%5.92%4.33%P/E Ratio24.7312.8022.1018.31Price / Sales6.4810.6425.84107.09Price / Cash7.4714.7017.6034.62Price / Book0.850.892.634.25Net Income$48.85M$96.63M$1.04B$247.51M7 Day Performance1.66%1.50%2.57%6.08%1 Month Performance-9.63%-7.91%-2.20%-3.77%1 Year Performance-10.45%-11.30%536.10%4.60% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment0.6919 of 5 stars$6.43+0.9%$6.00-6.7%-10.4%$415.94M$64.78M24.73N/AAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePSECProspect Capital1.5178 of 5 stars$3.58+0.6%$4.50+25.7%-33.3%$1.60B$101.04M-17.902,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2853 of 5 stars$13.85+2.1%$16.42+18.5%-26.0%$1.14B$48.88M20.67N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0845 of 5 stars$152.66+0.9%$193.00+26.4%-33.5%$1.06B$902.82M9.03770CSWCCapital Southwest1.621 of 5 stars$19.22+1.0%$24.50+27.5%-22.6%$972.19M$98.09M13.6320SLRCSLR Investment1.2407 of 5 stars$14.85+1.4%$15.85+6.7%+1.0%$810.22M$104.99M8.39N/AAnalyst ForecastFDUSFidus Investment2.0815 of 5 stars$18.18+2.2%$20.00+10.0%-6.4%$616.58M$91.39M6.49N/AUpcoming EarningsNews CoverageTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital2.3365 of 5 stars$6.55-0.3%$8.33+27.2%-30.3%$557.25M$-45,395,366.00-13.1019,800Positive NewsGLADGladstone Capital1.4889 of 5 stars$24.52+1.5%$23.00-6.2%+19.0%$547.53M$105.41M6.0070Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment0.6132 of 5 stars$13.46+1.6%$13.75+2.2%-1.8%$495.83M$66.70M7.0170Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.0461 of 5 stars$131.79-1.1%N/A-15.1%$367.30M$151.10M7.46130Upcoming EarningsPositive News 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 Diamond Hill Investment Group 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 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAIEven though xAI is a private company, tech legend and angel investor Jeff Brown found a way for everyday folks...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 | SponsoredAltucher: Turn $900 into $108,000 in just 12 months?We are entering the final Trump Bump of our lives. 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