PTMN vs. MUJ, CION, PEO, IFN, RMT, TYG, ASA, MVF, MCI, and EVN
Should you be buying Portman Ridge Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Portman Ridge Finance include BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (MUJ), CION Investment (CION), Adams Natural Resources Fund (PEO), The India Fund (IFN), Royce Micro-Cap Trust (RMT), Tortoise Energy Infrastructure (TYG), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), BlackRock MuniVest Fund (MVF), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), and Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.
Portman Ridge Finance vs.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund (NYSE:MUJ) and Portman Ridge Finance (NASDAQ:PTMN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund received 90 more outperform votes than Portman Ridge Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.97% of users gave BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund an outperform vote while only 43.18% of users gave Portman Ridge Finance an outperform vote.
Portman Ridge Finance has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.71%. Given Portman Ridge Finance's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Portman Ridge Finance is more favorable than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Portman Ridge Finance has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Portman Ridge Finance had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Portman Ridge Finance and 1 mentions for BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund. BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Portman Ridge Finance's score of 0.24 indicating that BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Portman Ridge Finance pays an annual dividend of $2.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Portman Ridge Finance pays out 746.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
15.1% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.1% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Portman Ridge Finance shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Portman Ridge Finance has a net margin of 5.47% compared to BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Portman Ridge Finance's return on equity of 14.68% beat BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund's return on equity.
Portman Ridge Finance has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund.
Summary
Portman Ridge Finance beats BlackRock MuniHoldings New Jersey Quality Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PTMN) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
