Prospect Capital (PSEC) Competitors $4.59 -0.05 (-1.08%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PSEC vs. IVZ, AMG, CNS, MAIN, GBDC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, and TCPCShould you be buying Prospect Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Prospect Capital include Invesco (IVZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), and BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Prospect Capital vs. Invesco Affiliated Managers Group Cohen & Steers Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest SLR Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Is IVZ or PSEC a better dividend stock? Invesco pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Invesco pays out -89.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital pays out -276.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IVZ or PSEC? 66.1% of Invesco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Invesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, IVZ or PSEC? Prospect Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Invesco. Invesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Prospect Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInvesco$5.72B1.37-$96.90M-$0.92-18.92Prospect Capital$861.66M2.32$262.83M-$0.26-17.65 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IVZ or PSEC? Invesco received 513 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.55% of users gave Invesco an outperform vote while only 51.87% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformInvescoOutperform Votes83264.55% Underperform Votes45735.45% Prospect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.87% Underperform Votes29648.13% Does the media prefer IVZ or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Invesco. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 6 mentions for Invesco. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Invesco's score of 0.50 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Invesco 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Prospect Capital 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, IVZ or PSEC? Invesco has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is IVZ or PSEC more profitable? Prospect Capital has a net margin of -2.23% compared to Invesco's net margin of -3.00%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.19% beat Invesco's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Invesco-3.00% 8.83% 3.54% Prospect Capital -2.23%12.19%5.73% Do analysts rate IVZ or PSEC? Invesco presently has a consensus price target of $18.63, suggesting a potential upside of 6.98%. Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.96%. Given Invesco's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Invesco is more favorable than Prospect Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Invesco 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 SummaryProspect Capital beats Invesco on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 PSEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProspect CapitalInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.00B$1.12B$10.57B$8.82BDividend Yield16.29%11.20%10.17%4.07%P/E Ratio-17.6510.1649.3417.81Price / Sales2.329.783,455.5474.56Price / Cash3.4214.3730.5032.53Price / Book0.520.862.764.68Net Income$262.83M$108.10M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance4.79%-1.34%-0.05%-1.04%1 Month Performance-13.88%-4.30%7.27%1.04%1 Year Performance-20.17%-3.65%24.63%26.28% Prospect Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PSECProspect Capital1.2871 of 5 stars$4.59-1.1%$4.50-2.0%-21.0%$2.02B$861.66M-17.652,019Insider TradePositive NewsIVZInvesco4.3841 of 5 stars$17.41+0.8%$18.63+7.0%+24.7%$7.82B$5.72B-18.928,500AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4698 of 5 stars$185.38+1.2%$196.50+6.0%+38.0%$5.53B$2.02B12.094,000Positive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.6841 of 5 stars$99.65-0.3%$106.50+6.9%+72.3%$5.06B$515.43M37.18390Ex-DividendPositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.1572 of 5 stars$53.09-0.2%$48.80-8.1%+29.9%$4.69B$567.16M9.62100High Trading VolumeGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.2714 of 5 stars$15.22-2.0%$16.50+8.4%+1.4%$2.66B$287.38M10.79N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVRTSVirtus Investment Partners1.8362 of 5 stars$235.75+1.5%$233.50-1.0%+19.0%$1.63B$845.27M9.31770OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.2766 of 5 stars$15.68+0.4%$16.75+6.8%-21.1%$1.29B$379.29M18.02N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.4288 of 5 stars$22.99flat$25.67+11.6%+2.2%$1.10B$103.24M14.0227SLRCSLR Investment0.9201 of 5 stars$16.43+0.2%$15.25-7.2%+10.3%$894.15M$229.31M9.28N/ATCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.5663 of 5 stars$8.96-0.7%$9.00+0.4%-24.1%$772.03M$209.33M0.0019,800Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Invesco Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors SLR Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital 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:PSEC) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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