BlackRock TCP Capital (TCPC) Competitors $6.64 -0.05 (-0.75%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TCPC vs. PSEC, OCSL, VRTS, CSWC, SLRC, FDUS, GLAD, GAIN, PNNT, and DHILShould you be buying BlackRock TCP Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BlackRock TCP Capital include Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), Capital Southwest (CSWC), SLR Investment (SLRC), 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. BlackRock TCP Capital vs. Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Capital Southwest SLR Investment Fidus Investment Gladstone Capital Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Prospect Capital (NASDAQ:PSEC) and BlackRock TCP Capital (NASDAQ:TCPC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Is PSEC or TCPC more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Prospect Capital1.18% 12.31% 5.79% BlackRock TCP Capital -15.22%14.16%5.80% Which has more volatility & risk, PSEC or TCPC? Prospect Capital has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BlackRock TCP Capital has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PSEC or TCPC? 9.1% of Prospect Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 28.3% of Prospect Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BlackRock TCP Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer PSEC or TCPC? Prospect Capital presently has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.31%. BlackRock TCP Capital has a consensus price target of $8.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.50%. Given Prospect Capital's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Prospect Capital is more favorable than BlackRock TCP Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Prospect Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00BlackRock TCP Capital 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PSEC or TCPC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProspect Capital$101.04M15.35$262.83M-$0.20-17.40BlackRock TCP Capital-$45.40M-12.44$38.47M-$0.75-8.85 Is PSEC or TCPC a better dividend stock? Prospect Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. BlackRock TCP Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.1%. Prospect Capital pays out -270.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BlackRock TCP Capital pays out -133.3% 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSEC or TCPC? BlackRock TCP Capital received 75 more outperform votes than Prospect Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.44% of users gave BlackRock TCP Capital an outperform vote while only 51.62% of users gave Prospect Capital an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformProspect CapitalOutperform Votes31951.62% Underperform Votes29948.38% BlackRock TCP CapitalOutperform Votes39462.44% Underperform Votes23737.56% Does the media refer more to PSEC or TCPC? In the previous week, Prospect Capital had 2 more articles in the media than BlackRock TCP Capital. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Prospect Capital and 7 mentions for BlackRock TCP Capital. Prospect Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat BlackRock TCP Capital's score of 0.28 indicating that Prospect Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Prospect Capital 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BlackRock TCP Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryProspect Capital beats BlackRock TCP Capital on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get BlackRock TCP Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TCPC 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 TCPC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBlackRock TCP CapitalFire, marine, & casualty insurance IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$564.91M$47.58B$10.71B$7.35BDividend Yield15.22%2.42%6.01%4.32%P/E Ratio-13.2811.1921.5517.68Price / Sales-12.445.6725.3392.89Price / Cash3.8916.8117.6134.64Price / Book0.562.242.553.94Net Income$38.47M$4.16B$1.03B$247.45M7 Day Performance-5.55%1.12%-0.06%0.48%1 Month Performance-17.82%-1.22%-3.71%-7.08%1 Year Performance-34.13%20.39%533.87%-0.35% BlackRock TCP Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TCPCBlackRock TCP Capital2.7617 of 5 stars$6.64-0.7%$8.33+25.5%-33.8%$564.91M$-45,395,366.00-13.2819,800PSECProspect Capital2.0258 of 5 stars$3.52-4.9%$4.50+27.8%-33.9%$1.57B$101.04M-17.602,019Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.4736 of 5 stars$13.25-4.6%$16.75+26.4%-26.3%$1.09B$48.88M19.78N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0267 of 5 stars$150.09-5.3%$225.75+50.4%-31.1%$1.04B$902.82M8.88770Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownCSWCCapital Southwest2.4501 of 5 stars$18.70-5.5%$24.50+31.0%-19.0%$945.88M$98.09M13.2620Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSLRCSLR Investment1.288 of 5 stars$14.73-3.2%$15.85+7.6%+1.7%$803.67M$104.99M8.32N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFDUSFidus Investment1.9484 of 5 stars$17.74-5.6%N/A-5.7%$601.65M$91.39M6.34N/AShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeGLADGladstone Capital1.4873 of 5 stars$23.06-6.3%$23.00-0.3%+21.4%$514.93M$105.41M5.6470Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeGAINGladstone Investment0.7731 of 5 stars$11.90-4.1%$13.75+15.5%-1.2%$438.36M$66.70M6.2070Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePNNTPennantPark Investment0.8274 of 5 stars$6.04-6.3%$6.00-0.6%-6.5%$394.06M$64.78M23.21N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.1805 of 5 stars$130.65-2.4%N/A-12.3%$364.12M$151.10M7.40130Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PSEC Alternatives OCSL Alternatives VRTS Alternatives CSWC Alternatives SLRC Alternatives FDUS Alternatives GLAD Alternatives GAIN Alternatives PNNT Alternatives DHIL Alternatives 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:TCPC) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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