SLR Investment (SLRC) Competitors $16.05 +0.03 (+0.19%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SLRC vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, TCPC, FDUS, 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), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), 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 Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Capital Southwest BlackRock TCP Capital Fidus Investment 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Is SLRC or PSEC more profitable? SLR Investment has a net margin of 40.89% compared to Prospect Capital's net margin of -2.23%. Prospect Capital's return on equity of 12.19% 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 -2.23%12.19%5.73% 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 10.2%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.9%. SLR Investment pays out 92.7% 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 -207.7% 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. Does the media refer more to SLRC or PSEC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 5 more articles in the media than SLR Investment. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Prospect Capital and 2 mentions for SLR Investment. SLR Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Prospect Capital's score of 0.33 indicating that SLR Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SLR Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Prospect Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has better 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$106.47M8.22$76.39M$1.779.07Prospect Capital$78.62M23.25$262.83M-$0.26-16.12 Which has more risk and volatility, SLRC or PSEC? SLR Investment has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SLRC or PSEC? 35.3% of SLR Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of SLR Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer SLRC or PSEC? SLR Investment presently has a consensus price target of $15.25, indicating a potential downside of 4.98%. Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLRC or PSEC? SLR Investment received 50 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.83% of users gave SLR Investment an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSLR InvestmentOutperform Votes36954.83% Underperform Votes30445.17% Prospect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.79% Underperform Votes29748.21% SummarySLR Investment beats Prospect Capital on 10 of the 19 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 SLRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSLR InvestmentInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$875.61M$8.37B$10.88B$9.07BDividend Yield10.24%6.74%10.01%4.21%P/E Ratio9.070.4428.9617.15Price / Sales8.2214.6250.82116.81Price / Cash9.747.0330.1337.86Price / Book0.890.882.724.78Net Income$76.39M$73.96M$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-2.43%-2.96%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-1.65%-2.31%-2.84%3.07%1 Year Performance6.01%3.73%11.26%16.48% SLR Investment Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SLRCSLR Investment1.3419 of 5 stars$16.05+0.2%$15.25-5.0%+6.2%$875.61M$106.47M9.07N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPSECProspect Capital0.6607 of 5 stars$4.40-2.2%$4.50+2.3%-31.3%$1.92B$861.66M-17.312,019VRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.5141 of 5 stars$239.48-0.1%$244.25+2.0%-6.3%$1.68B$884.28M14.57770Analyst ForecastNews CoverageOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.4241 of 5 stars$15.41-0.5%$16.75+8.7%-24.9%$1.27B$57.61M22.28N/AAnalyst UpgradeCSWCCapital Southwest2.2381 of 5 stars$21.55-0.8%$25.67+19.1%-9.2%$1.03B$103.24M13.2527TCPCBlackRock TCP Capital0.6185 of 5 stars$9.21-3.2%$9.00-2.3%-26.0%$788.28M$209.33M-19.0219,800Ex-DividendFDUSFidus Investment2.0328 of 5 stars$21.18-0.9%$22.00+3.9%+5.0%$718.32M$99.67M7.64N/AEx-DividendNews CoverageGLADGladstone Capital1.7002 of 5 stars$27.47-1.5%$23.00-16.3%+31.4%$613.41M$98.55M7.3370News CoverageGAINGladstone Investment0.6495 of 5 stars$13.30-1.8%$13.75+3.4%-4.5%$487.96M$35.81M12.7870News CoveragePNNTPennantPark Investment0.9876 of 5 stars$6.81-0.9%$6.00-11.9%+5.8%$444.69M$143.82M40.88N/ADHILDiamond Hill Investment Group2.9068 of 5 stars$160.95+0.9%N/A-10.7%$437.78M$136.72M9.03129Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors Oaktree Specialty Lending Competitors Capital Southwest Competitors BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors Fidus Investment Competitors Gladstone Capital Competitors Gladstone Investment Competitors PennantPark 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:SLRC) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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