SLR Investment (SLRC) Competitors $17.21 +0.20 (+1.18%) Closing price 03/27/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.26 +0.04 (+0.26%) As of 08:00 AM 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 FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SLRC vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, FDUS, TCPC, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying SLR Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SLR Investment include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. SLR Investment vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest Fidus Investment BlackRock TCP Capital Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group SLR Investment (NASDAQ:SLRC) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability. Does the media prefer SLRC or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 11 more articles in the media than SLR Investment. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Prospect Capital and 5 mentions for SLR Investment. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat SLR Investment's score of 1.15 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLR Investment 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Prospect Capital 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, SLRC or PSEC? Prospect Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SLR Investment. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SLR Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSLR Investment$104.99M8.94$76.39M$1.759.83Prospect Capital$101.04M18.44$262.83M-$0.20-20.90 Is SLRC or PSEC more profitable? SLR Investment has a net margin of 40.89% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of 1.18%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.31% beat SLR Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SLR Investment40.89% 9.73% 3.90% Prospect Capital 1.18%12.31%5.79% Is SLRC or PSEC a better dividend stock? SLR Investment pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. SLR Investment pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate SLRC or PSEC? SLR Investment presently has a consensus target price of $15.85, indicating a potential downside of 7.90%. Prospect Capital has a consensus target price of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.66%. Given Prospect Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than SLR Investment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SLR Investment 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has more risk and volatility, SLRC or PSEC? SLR Investment has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SLRC or PSEC? SLR Investment received 50 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.67% of users gave SLR Investment an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSLR InvestmentOutperform Votes36954.67% Underperform Votes30645.33% Prospect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.79% Underperform Votes29748.21% Do insiders and institutionals believe in SLRC or PSEC? 35.3% of SLR Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of SLR Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryProspect Capital beats SLR Investment on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get SLR Investment News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SLRC 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 SLRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLR InvestmentInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$928.07M$7.95B$11.42B$8.06BDividend Yield9.60%6.81%5.57%4.01%P/E Ratio9.723.6922.8619.03Price / Sales8.9416.0825.7293.17Price / Cash10.517.5117.6134.64Price / Book0.950.962.774.33Net Income$76.39M$66.51M$1.04B$247.06M7 Day Performance1.89%-0.31%1.12%-0.37%1 Month Performance-2.38%-1.84%496.36%-3.85%1 Year Performance12.12%4.87%534.16%1.27% SLR Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLRCSLR Investment1.3803 of 5 stars$17.21+1.2%$15.85-7.9%+12.5%$928.07M$104.99M9.72N/AShort Interest ↑Positive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.2072 of 5 stars$4.24+0.5%$4.50+6.1%-23.9%$1.89B$101.04M-21.202,019Insider TradePositive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending1.0675 of 5 stars$15.63+0.1%$16.75+7.2%-19.9%$1.29B$48.88M23.33N/AShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.9399 of 5 stars$178.86+1.9%$225.75+26.2%-29.4%$1.25B$902.82M10.58770Positive NewsCSWCCapital Southwest1.607 of 5 stars$22.26-0.2%$25.25+13.4%-8.3%$1.13B$98.09M15.7920News CoveragePositive NewsFDUSFidus Investment3.2845 of 5 stars$20.75+1.1%N/A+5.8%$703.74M$91.39M7.41N/AShort Interest ↓Positive NewsTCPCBlackRock TCP Capital1.4148 of 5 stars$7.86+1.7%$8.67+10.3%-22.8%$668.71M$-45,395,366.00-15.7219,800Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGLADGladstone Capital1.9792 of 5 stars$27.50+0.6%$23.00-16.4%+31.1%$614.08M$105.41M6.7270Positive NewsGAINGladstone Investment0.634 of 5 stars$13.48+0.6%$13.75+2.0%-3.7%$496.56M$66.70M7.0270News CoveragePNNTPennantPark Investment0.9143 of 5 stars$7.12-0.1%$6.00-15.7%+5.4%$464.58M$64.78M27.37N/APositive NewsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.834 of 5 stars$146.02+1.6%N/A-4.8%$406.96M$151.10M8.27130Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark 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:SLRC) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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