TCPC vs. PSEC, VRTS, OCSL, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and SCM
Should you be buying BlackRock TCP Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock TCP Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), Fidus Investment (FDUS), Gladstone Capital (GLAD), Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), and Stellus Capital Investment (SCM). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.
BlackRock TCP Capital vs.
BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) and Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, dividends and profitability.
BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.4%. Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.2%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -272.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% 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. BlackRock TCP Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Prospect Capital has a net margin of 1.18% compared to BlackRock TCP Capital's net margin of -15.22%. BlackRock TCP Capital's return on equity of 14.16% beat Prospect Capital's return on equity.
BlackRock TCP Capital received 75 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.24% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote.
BlackRock TCP Capital currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 4.76%. Prospect Capital has a consensus price target of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.35%. Given Prospect Capital's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than BlackRock TCP Capital.
In the previous week, BlackRock TCP Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Prospect Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital and 0 mentions for Prospect Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat BlackRock TCP Capital's score of 1.00 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Prospect Capital has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock TCP Capital. Prospect Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock TCP Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital 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 is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
BlackRock TCP Capital beats Prospect Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:TCPC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
