PennantPark Investment (PNNT) Competitors $7.18 -0.09 (-1.17%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.22 +0.04 (+0.49%) As of 06:43 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. OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, TCPC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, SCM, and DHILShould you be buying PennantPark Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PennantPark Investment include Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. PennantPark Investment vs. Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group PennantPark Investment (NASDAQ:PNNT) and Oaktree Specialty Lending (NASDAQ:OCSL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends. Does the media favor PNNT or OCSL? In the previous week, Oaktree Specialty Lending had 6 more articles in the media than PennantPark Investment. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Oaktree Specialty Lending and 0 mentions for PennantPark Investment. Oaktree Specialty Lending's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat PennantPark Investment's score of 0.00 indicating that Oaktree Specialty Lending is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment PennantPark Investment Neutral Oaktree Specialty Lending Very Positive Do analysts rate PNNT or OCSL? PennantPark Investment currently has a consensus target price of $6.00, indicating a potential downside of 16.49%. Oaktree Specialty Lending has a consensus target price of $16.75, indicating a potential upside of 5.02%. Given Oaktree Specialty Lending's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oaktree Specialty Lending is more favorable than PennantPark Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PennantPark Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Oaktree Specialty Lending 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.86 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PNNT or OCSL? Oaktree Specialty Lending received 120 more outperform votes than PennantPark Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.39% of users gave Oaktree Specialty Lending an outperform vote while only 57.59% of users gave PennantPark Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPennantPark InvestmentOutperform Votes36457.59% Underperform Votes26842.41% Oaktree Specialty LendingOutperform Votes48459.39% Underperform Votes33140.61% Which has higher valuation and earnings, PNNT or OCSL? Oaktree Specialty Lending has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PennantPark Investment. Oaktree Specialty Lending 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 RatioPennantPark Investment$64.78M7.24$48.85M$0.2627.63Oaktree Specialty Lending$48.88M26.84$57.90M$0.6723.81 Is PNNT or OCSL a better dividend stock? PennantPark Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.4%. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. 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. Oaktree Specialty Lending pays out 238.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PNNT or OCSL? 26.6% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.8% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of PennantPark Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Oaktree Specialty Lending shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is PNNT or OCSL more profitable? Oaktree Specialty Lending has a net margin of 14.75% compared to PennantPark Investment's net margin of 11.33%. Oaktree Specialty Lending's return on equity of 12.07% beat PennantPark Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PennantPark Investment11.33% 11.59% 4.23% Oaktree Specialty Lending 14.75%12.07%5.57% Which has more volatility & risk, PNNT or OCSL? PennantPark Investment has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oaktree Specialty Lending has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOaktree Specialty Lending beats PennantPark Investment on 13 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$469.15M$1.18B$11.38B$8.39BDividend Yield13.43%13.87%5.64%3.98%P/E Ratio27.6414.7724.6919.22Price / Sales7.2415.4125.33110.22Price / Cash7.4714.7017.7034.58Price / Book0.950.952.554.28Net Income$48.85M$100.49M$1.03B$247.04M7 Day Performance0.70%-5.45%-0.09%-4.36%1 Month Performance0.84%-2.12%-0.22%-5.60%1 Year Performance5.97%-2.59%13.75%3.38% PennantPark Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNNTPennantPark Investment0.4754 of 5 stars$7.19-1.2%$6.00-16.5%+7.0%$469.15M$64.78M27.64N/AOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.6339 of 5 stars$15.91-0.7%$16.75+5.3%-18.0%$1.31B$381.67M23.75N/APositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0348 of 5 stars$181.26+0.5%$225.75+24.5%-20.5%$1.27B$902.82M10.73770Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest1.4443 of 5 stars$23.19-0.3%$25.25+8.9%-2.5%$1.17B$98.09M16.4520Short Interest ↑SLRCSLR Investment1.1719 of 5 stars$17.50-0.9%$15.25-12.8%+17.3%$954.64M$106.47M9.89N/AEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.7687 of 5 stars$9.40-0.6%$9.00-4.2%-20.0%$804.13M$-21,832,249.00-18.7919,800Dividend CutAnalyst ForecastFDUSFidus Investment1.5979 of 5 stars$23.03-0.1%N/A+18.2%$781.20M$99.67M8.23N/AShort Interest ↑GLADGladstone Capital2.0072 of 5 stars$28.35-1.5%$23.00-18.9%+42.3%$633.03M$105.41M6.9370Positive NewsGAINGladstone Investment0.8683 of 5 stars$13.58-0.4%$13.75+1.3%+0.7%$500.06M$66.70M7.0770SCMStellus Capital Investment0.9125 of 5 stars$15.48+0.6%$13.63-12.0%+20.2%$418.72M$50.62M7.90599Ex-DividendShort Interest ↑News CoverageDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.3296 of 5 stars$146.38+0.1%N/A-3.7%$398.59M$147.73M8.29130Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors Stellus Capital Investment Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group 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 3/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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